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Word psalteries has
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- espaliers
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- pilasters
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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.
- pearlites
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- plaisters
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- tearless
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adjective,
not weeping or shedding tears.
- prelates
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- tireless
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adjective,
untiring; indefatigable:
- saltires
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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.
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- peltries
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- psalters
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- plasters
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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.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- Serpasil
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- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- leisters
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- persalts
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- spelters
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- 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.
- spielers
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- staplers
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- perlites
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- spirelet
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noun,
a small spire, as on a turret.
- respites
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- relapses
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- pelters
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- serapes
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- pesters
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- pestles
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noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- teasels
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- petrels
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- aspires
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- asperse
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verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- 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.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- pelisse
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noun,
an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur.
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- spitals
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spireas
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spirals
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- Staples
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- Spelter
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- espials
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noun,
the act of spying.
- lipases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- stipels
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- pastels
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- elapses
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- pasters
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- stripes
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- listers
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- telesis
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noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- pesetas
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- 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.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- relates
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- sealers
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- resales
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- presale
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noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- repeals
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- artless
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adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- relapse
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- pleases
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- slipes
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- sleets
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noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- sleeps
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slates
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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.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- lapses
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- spites
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- spiles
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- Lesser
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noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- spiels
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- spelts
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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.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- speels
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verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- Spears
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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.
- leases
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sparse
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adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- spares
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- perses
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noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- peseta
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- splats
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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.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- pestle
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noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- septi-
-
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- plisse
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noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- 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.
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pastis
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noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- patri-
-
- saleps
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- 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.
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- 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):
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- steeps
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- 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.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- steres
-
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- sprits
-
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.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- 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.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- seats
-
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.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- 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.
- 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.
- peri-
-
- tele-
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- plast
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- plat.
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- asst.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- petri
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- petr-
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peta-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Sept.
-
- tears
-
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- pert.
-
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- 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.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- 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.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- sails
-
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.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 30-30
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- aeri-
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- rept.
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- treas
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- alti-
-
- 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).
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Pres.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- prae-
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- tera-
-
- pret.
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- 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.
- salts
-
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.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- saris
-
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.
- sates
-
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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- apses
-
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.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- step-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- ster.
-
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- 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.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- spies
-
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Ital.
-
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- 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.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 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.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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:
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 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.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- IATSE
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- 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.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- seti-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pass.
-
- pases
-
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.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- part.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patr-
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- 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.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- 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.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Epis.
-
- pale-
-
- pari-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Epist
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rit.
-
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sers
-
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).
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- 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.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- str.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ter.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Sra.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- tri-
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rpt.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- 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.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- 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.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- seps
-
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.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 1080
-
- ile-
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ates
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- 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.
- 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.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- Pal.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- art.
-
- Pers
-
- PERL
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- par.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Pet.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- epi-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- epit
-
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Ire.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ESIS
-
- esp.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ELAS
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- asis
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- alt.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psia
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Alis
-
- PSAT
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- aer-
-
- prs.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- pts.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- pre-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- aet.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Aire
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pil-
-
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Rep.
-
- ARIS
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- PLSS
-
- repl
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Apr.
-
- Ar.
-
- EPA
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- IAS
-
- Ep.
-
- trp
-
- ae.
-
- ial
-
- STL
-
- EPS
-
- ERP
-
- STI
-
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- TSP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- Ia.
-
- ETR
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ETS
-
- ap-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- STP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tr.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ASR
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Apl
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- APS
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ier
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ea.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TAL
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tra
-
- EIS
-
- 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.
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- eir
-
- tlr
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- il-
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PLA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- 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.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PLR
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Pa.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- pli
-
- PRA
-
- LSI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Sp.
-
- SAE
-
- REA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- se-
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSS
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- SAR
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LSS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TSS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ite
-
- SLA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- SPR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- Ir.
-
- Lt.
-
- SRS
-
- IPS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- La.
-
- ITA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Les
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- SLE
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SLR
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- SLP
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SL
-
- SA
-
- ee
-
- S.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- 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.
- i.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RP
-
- IP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- L1
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L2
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L.
-
- le
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- R.
-
- TL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TP
-
- RI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LR
-