Anagrams of puerilities
Word puerilities has
583 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of puerilities.
- spirituel
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adjective,
showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.
- Tuileries
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noun,
a former royal palace in Paris: begun by Catherine de Médicis in 1564; burned by supporters of the Commune in 1871. The gardens that formed part of the palace grounds remain as a public park (Tuileries Gardens)
- spirelet
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noun,
a small spire, as on a turret.
- tileries
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- peltries
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- purities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.:
- 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.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- pieties
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noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- 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.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- superl.
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- puerile
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adjective,
of or relating to a child or to childhood.
- pelters
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- 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.
- spurtle
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noun,
a stick used to stir porridge.
- repulse
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noun,
the act of repelling.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- 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.
- Spelter
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- reputes
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- stipule
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noun,
one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- petrels
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- leisure
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noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- Lieut.
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- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- stripe
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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:
- sutler
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- pestle
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noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- pities
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noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- pituri
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noun,
a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
- spruit
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noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- pleur-
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- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- super-
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- letups
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- pileus
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noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Superi
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plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- peruse
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verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- septi-
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- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- sit-up
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noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- result
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- purees
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- Peleus
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noun,
a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.
- Epirus
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noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- elutes
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- luster
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- lustre
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Ulster
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- uprise
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- repute
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- tie-up
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noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- rupees
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- 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.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- Siret
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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.
- sirup
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- slipt
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noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Peers
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noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peri-
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- Perle
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noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- peris
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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.
- pert.
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- slipe
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Perse
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noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Sleep
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleet
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noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- peles
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noun,
peel3 .
- pelts
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noun,
the act of pelting.
- peril
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noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- slept
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- peres
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noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- siree
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noun,
sirree.
- puris
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noun,
poori.
- Prus.
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- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- pules
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verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- pulis
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noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- pulse
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noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- puree
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- purls
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noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- prius
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noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- Purse
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- resp.
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- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- reels
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noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reest
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reset
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- repel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Rules
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noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- Sept.
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- petr-
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- petri
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- Siple
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Piers
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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.
- Siepi
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noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- setup
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noun,
organization; arrangement.
- seti-
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- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilus
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noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- sluit
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noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- rupee
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Seler
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noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Pitri
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Piute
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noun,
Paiute.
- plier
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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).
- plur.
-
- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pres.
-
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- peels
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noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- spelt
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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.
- slurp
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noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- elute
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- Epis.
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- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- tules
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noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tulip
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- Islip
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noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- istle
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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.
- suite
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Supt.
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- stupe
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noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- strip
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noun,
a striptease.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- Tupis
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noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- elite
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- stipe
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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.
- leers
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noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Epist
-
- leets
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noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- tiers
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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.
- tipis
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noun,
tepee.
- Ester
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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 .
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tiles
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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.
- etuis
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noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Euler
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noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- tirls
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noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- teels
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noun,
til.
- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- terse
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adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- ileus
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noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- erupt
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- teles
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noun,
television.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- tele-
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- tripe
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- stile
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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.
- Elsie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ster.
-
- Elise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Uriel
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noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- sprue
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- sprit
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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.
- Spree
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noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- rept.
-
- lures
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noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- spiel
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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.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- liter
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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.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spirt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spilt
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noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Speer
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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.
- spurt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- steer
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- sruti
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noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- step-
-
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- Steel
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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.
- utile
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adjective,
useful.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- 30-30
-
- Steep
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- tirl
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noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Rise
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rile
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RIPE
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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.
- Utes
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noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Tree
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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.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- 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.
- Tupi
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noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Uele
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noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- uret
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- tri-
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tues
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- rit.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rpt.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Ste.
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- supr
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ter.
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- sur-
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- tel-
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- 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.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- 1080
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pet.
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- 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).
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- repl
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lip-
-
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ile-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- itis
-
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- prs.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- purs
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Rep.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pts.
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pre-
-
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- tr.
-
- USR
-
- USP
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- ILS
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ILP
-
- eir
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Tu.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- TSP
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- TSI
-
- ite
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ure
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- uti
-
- IRS
-
- ERP
-
- IRL
-
- il-
-
- ier
-
- tue
-
- up-
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- TPI
-
- ese
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ep.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- UIT
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- tlr
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ESL
-
- ult
-
- ESR
-
- UPI
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ur-
-
- Tpr
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ITU
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- ERT
-
- trp
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- EIS
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- TSE
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- 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.
- 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).
- Sp.
-
- 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.
- 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:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IUS
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLE
-
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- se-
-
- pli
-
- pt.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Re.
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- PSE
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- PLR
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ps.
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- STI
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- STP
-
- St.
-
- SPR
-
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Pr.
-
- STL
-
- lep
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- spt
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LST
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ltr
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LSI
-
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- L1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
-
- RP
-
- L2
-
- PU
-
- RI
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- L.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- R.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- i.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TL
-
- TP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LR
-
- UL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IP
-
- SL
-
- S.
-
- T1
-
- RU
-
- U.
-
- t.
-
- UI
-
- SU
-