Anagrams of spring-cleaning

Word spring-cleaning has 1644 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of spring-cleaning.

12 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

spring-clean: verb (used with object), to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.

11 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

princelings: noun, a young prince.

10 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

gingersnap: noun, a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
increasing: noun, growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
princeling: noun, a young prince.

9 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

pre-Incan: adjective, of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.
cleanings: noun, an act or instance of making clean:
learnings: noun, knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
panelings: noun, wood or other material made into panels.
Cisalpine: adjective, on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.
plannings: noun, the act or process of making a plan or plans.
cagelings: noun, a bird that is kept in a cage.
plein-air: adjective, pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
gleanings: noun, the act of a person who gleans.
precisian: noun, a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
parceling: noun, the act of separating or dividing into parts and distributing; allotting or apportioning.
penciling: noun, work or markings done with or as if with a pencil or brush, especially fine or delicate work done with a pencil or brush on a painting or drawing.
arginines: noun, an essential amino acid, C 6 H 14 N 4 O 2 : the free amino acid increases insulin secretion and is converted to urea in the liver by arginase. Symbol: R. Abbreviation: Arg;
slip-ring: noun, a metal ring, usually of copper or cast iron, mounted so that current may be conducted through stationary brushes into or out of a rotating member.
springing: noun, the act or process of a person or thing that springs.

8 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

crannies: noun, a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
scrannel: adjective, thin or slight.
clearing: noun, the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
cleaning: noun, an act or instance of making clean:
clasping: noun, a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
clanging: noun, a pattern of speech observed in some types of mental illness, as manic disorder, in which associations are based on punning or rhyming.
Pelasgic: adjective, Pelasgian.
clangers: noun, a person or thing that clangs.
pelicans: noun, any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
cinerins: noun, either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
piercing: adjective, loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
carlings: noun, a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
carpings: noun, petty faultfinding.
carlines: noun, an old woman.
capelins: noun, either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
cannings: noun, the act, process, or business of preserving cooked food by sealing in cans or jars.
calipers: noun, Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
Sleipnir: noun, the eight-legged horse of Odin.
ninepins: noun, (used with a singular verb) tenpins played without the head pin.
sirenian: noun, an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
eanlings: noun, a young lamb; kid.
cageling: noun, a bird that is kept in a cage.
sinapine: noun, an alkaloid, C 16 H 25 NO 5 , found in the seeds of the black mustard.
Sinclair: noun, Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
arginine: noun, an essential amino acid, C 6 H 14 N 4 O 2 : the free amino acid increases insulin secretion and is converted to urea in the liver by arginase. Symbol: R. Abbreviation: Arg;
penicils: noun, a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
cringles: noun, an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
Piranesi: noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
Scaliger: noun, Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
grannies: noun, Informal. a grandmother.
pleasing: Idioms, if you please, if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer. (used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
pralines: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
glancing: noun, a quick or brief look.
gleaning: noun, the act of a person who gleans.
Gleipnir: noun, a bond with magic properties, forged by elves, and used by the gods to bind Loki.
gracilis: noun, a muscle in the inner side of the thigh, the action of which assists in drawing the legs inward and in bending the knee.
grapnels: noun, a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
gearings: noun, an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.
grasping: noun, the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
grecians: noun, a Greek.
ingrains: noun, yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
railings: noun, a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
Priscian: noun, flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
inclines: noun, an inclined surface; slope; slant.
planning: noun, the act or process of making a plan or plans.
replicas: noun, a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
earnings: noun, money earned; wages; profits.
engrails: verb (used with object), to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
pinnaces: noun, a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
pinnacle: noun, a lofty peak.
sanglier: noun, a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
Salinger: noun, J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
piracies: noun, practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
anglings: noun, the act or art of fishing with a hook and line, usually attached to a rod.
engrains: verb (used with object), adjective, ingrain (defs 1, 2).
gangrels: noun, a lanky, loose-jointed person.
learning: noun, knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
leanings: noun, inclination; tendency:
ringsail: noun, ringtail (def 3).
Ringling: noun, Albert, (1852–1916) and his brothers Alfred, (1861–1919), Charles, (1863–1926), John, (1866–1936), and Otto, (1858–1911), U.S. circus owners.
Riesling: noun, Horticulture. a variety of grape. the vine bearing this grape, grown in Europe and California.
Gaiseric: noun, Genseric.
anilines: noun, Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
scraping: noun, the act of a person or thing that scrapes.
airlines: noun, Aeronautics. a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points. the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system. Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
spinning: noun, Textiles. the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread. the extrusion of a solution of fiber-forming substances through holes in a spinneret to form filaments.
panicles: noun, a compound raceme.
panniers: noun, a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
Spearing: noun, an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
pargings: noun, a thin coat of plaster or mortar for giving a relatively smooth surface to rough masonry or for sealing it against moisture.
sparling: noun, the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
air-line: adjective, straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
paneling: noun, wood or other material made into panels.
spiracle: noun, a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
pairings: noun, a coupling.
aginners: noun, a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
Spingarn: noun, Joel Elias, 1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.

7 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

caprine: adjective, of or relating to goats.
planers: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
airline: noun, Aeronautics. a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points. the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system. Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
laggins: noun, Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
Pierian: adjective, of or relating to the Muses.
planner: noun, a person who plans.
piggies: noun, a small or young pig.
piggins: noun, Dialect. a small wooden pail or tub with a handle formed by continuing one of the staves above the rim.
pigling: noun, a young or small pig; piglet.
gearing: noun, an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.
rennins: noun, a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.
pilings: noun, a mass of building piles considered collectively.
pairing: noun, a coupling.
seringa: noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
Canning: noun, the act, process, or business of preserving cooked food by sealing in cans or jars.
cinerin: noun, either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
airings: noun, an exposure to the air, as for drying.
replica: noun, a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
prances: noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
Pilsner: noun, a pale, light lager beer.
Linsang: noun, any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.
garlics: noun, a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
claires: noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
gargles: noun, any liquid used for gargling.
sericin: noun, a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
ceiling: noun, the overhead interior surface of a room.
laggers: noun, a laggard.
sparing: noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
ginseng: noun, any of several plants of the genus Panax, especially P. pseudoginseng, of eastern Asia, or P. qinquefolius, of North America, having an aromatic root used medicinally.
gingers: noun, a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Compare ginger family.
Siggeir: noun, See under Signy.
gingals: noun, jingal.
Israeli: noun, a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
Persian: noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
reginas: noun, queen.
praline: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
nannies: noun, a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
Carline: noun, an old woman.
Carling: noun, a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
caplins: noun, capelin.
pinners: noun, a person or thing that pins.
nancies: noun, a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
carnies: noun, a person employed by a carnival.
carpels: noun, a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
carping: noun, petty faultfinding.
capelin: noun, either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
regains: noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
lacings: noun, the act of a person or thing that laces.
naggers: noun, nag1 (def 5).
paniers: noun, pannier.
nailers: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
linings: noun, something that is used to line another thing; a layer of material on the inner side or surface of something.
clanger: noun, a person or thing that clangs.
engrail: verb (used with object), to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
Crispen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become crisp.
piscina: noun, a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
Crispin: noun, Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
leaning: noun, inclination; tendency:
parcels: noun, an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
episcia: noun, any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
scanner: noun, a person or thing that scans.
ensnarl: verb (used with object), to entangle in or as in a snarl.
eanling: noun, a young lamb; kid.
earings: noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
scaling: noun, the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
engrain: verb (used with object), adjective, ingrain (defs 1, 2).
pinnace: noun, a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
rinsing: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
sailing: noun, the activity of a person or thing that sails.
enclasp: verb (used with object), to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
leasing: noun, lying; falsehood.
palings: noun, Also called paling fence. picket fence.
encinas: noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
eclairs: noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
sapling: noun, a young tree.
Legaspi: noun, a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
sanicle: noun, any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
Legnica: noun, a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
salicin: noun, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
Salieri: noun, Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
piscine: adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
cringle: noun, an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
glacier: noun, an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
Linares: noun, a city in S Spain.
re-sign: verb (used with or without object), to sign again.
lancers: noun, a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
lingers: verb (used with object), to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
claries: noun, any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
plancer: noun, the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
panicle: noun, a compound raceme.
clasper: noun, a person or thing that clasps.
gangrel: noun, a lanky, loose-jointed person.
gangers: noun, a foreman of a gang of laborers.
Galenic: adjective, of, relating to, or containing galena.
lanners: noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
pinangs: noun, the betel palm or its nut.
Lansing: noun, Robert, 1864–1928, U.S. lawyer and statesman: secretary of state 1915–20.
cringes: noun, servile or fawning deference.
linages: noun, the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
gainers: noun, a person or thing that gains.
Linacre: noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
scrinia: noun, a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
scrapie: noun, a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
spiling: noun, a group or mass of piles; spiles.
pincers: noun, a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
Craigie: noun, Sir William (Alexander) 1867–1957, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.
lignins: noun, Botany. an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue.
special: noun, a special person or thing.
placers: noun, a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
ageings: noun, aging.
canines: noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
aginner: noun, a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
glaires: noun, the white of an egg.
angling: noun, the act or art of fishing with a hook and line, usually attached to a rod.
aniline: noun, Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
reagins: noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
Nigeria: noun, a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
splenic: adjective, of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
grapnel: noun, a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
snigger: verb (used with or without object), noun, snicker.
sniggle: verb (used with object), to catch by sniggling.
granges: noun, Chiefly British. a country house or large farmhouse with its various farm buildings (usually in house names):
spangle: noun, a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
insnare: verb (used with object), ensnare.
inspire: verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
Anglice: adverb, in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
princes: noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
ingrain: noun, yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
anglers: noun, a person who fishes with a hook and line.
prisage: noun, the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
asinine: adjective, foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
penicil: noun, a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
niggers: noun, Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person. a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
niggles: verb (used without object), to criticize, especially constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp:
niacins: noun, nicotinic acid.
rapines: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
Pelasgi: plural noun, the Pelasgians.
pagings: noun, a technique of storage management that transfers pages from secondary storage to main storage when they are required, and returns them to secondary storage when they are not. Compare page1 (def 6a).
in-line: adjective, (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
pelican: noun, any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
pelagic: adjective, of or relating to the open seas or oceans.
ninnies: noun, a fool or simpleton.
Algiers: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
ninepin: noun, (used with a singular verb) tenpins played without the head pin.
inliers: noun, an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
penangs: noun, an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
sirenic: adjective, of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
nilgais: noun, a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
inlaces: verb (used with object), enlace.
inscape: noun, the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
insigne: noun, singular of insignia.
raising: noun, a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
rasping: noun, a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
splicer: noun, a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
Grecian: noun, a Greek.
spaniel: noun, one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
pencils: noun, a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
Ipiales: noun, a city in SW Colombia.
parings: noun, the act of a person or thing that pares.
irenics: noun, the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches. Compare polemics (def 2).
pannier: noun, a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
Igraine: noun, the mother of King Arthur.
inclips: verb (used with object), to grasp or enclose.
raggles: noun, a groove cut in masonry to receive flashing.
spacing: noun, an act of someone or something that spaces.
glaring: noun, a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
incline: noun, an inclined surface; slope; slant.
inclasp: verb (used with object), enclasp.
springe: noun, a snare for catching small game.
spinner: noun, a person or thing that spins.
alpines: noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
caliper: noun, Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
parging: noun, a thin coat of plaster or mortar for giving a relatively smooth surface to rough masonry or for sealing it against moisture.
glances: noun, a quick or brief look.
signage: noun, graphic designs, as symbols, emblems, or words, used especially for identification or as a means of giving directions or warning.
spancel: noun, a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
incages: verb (used with object), encage.
Angelic: adjective, of or belonging to angels:
Slinger: noun, a person or thing that slings.
aspirin: noun, Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
penning: noun, pitching.
railing: noun, a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
spanner: noun, a person or thing that spans.
Pannini: noun, Giovanni (Paolo) [jaw-vahn-nee pah-aw-law] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˈpɑ ɔ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1692?–1765, Italian painter.
gracile: adjective, gracefully slender.

6 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

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inlier: noun, an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
Gaelic: noun, a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
Ensign: noun, a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
Ingles: noun, a fire burning in a hearth.
lapins: noun, a rabbit.
ricins: noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
sprang: noun, a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
Gainer: noun, a person or thing that gains.
inline: noun, an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
ripens: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
incise: verb (used with object), to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
sagger: noun, a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking.
ranges: noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
incase: verb (used with object), encase.
Gaines: noun, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
Plains: noun, an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
panels: noun, a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
saline: noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
Racine: noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
lasing: noun, the generation of coherent light by a laser.
Encina: noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
raggle: noun, a groove cut in masonry to receive flashing.
inlace: verb (used with object), enlace.
ageing: noun, aging.
placer: noun, a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
aggers: noun, Also called double tide. Oceanography. a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again. a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
escarp: noun, Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
sailer: noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
learns: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
engin.
ericas: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
rising: noun, the act of a person or thing that rises.
INGRES: noun, Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
inclip: verb (used with object), to grasp or enclose.
espial: noun, the act of spying.
Larine: adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
larges: noun, Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
plaice: noun, a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
raisin: noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
Pansil: noun, Pancha Sila.
icings: noun, a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
sprain: noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
places: noun, a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
gargle: noun, any liquid used for gargling.
innage: noun, the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment. Compare outage (def 4).
gilgai: noun, a small gully or ditch.
recaps: noun, a recapped tire.
irenic: adjective, tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
gnarls: noun, a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
prices: noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
Graces: noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
regnal: adjective, of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
praise: noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
gingal: noun, jingal.
reigns: noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
plegia
Parcel: noun, an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
spirea: noun, any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
lacing: noun, the act of a person or thing that laces.
Panini: noun, flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
lagers: noun, Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
pannes: noun, a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
spiral: noun, Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
laggen: noun, laggin.
girlie: noun, Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
glacis: noun, a gentle slope.
glairs: noun, the white of an egg.
glance: noun, a quick or brief look.
glaces: noun, ice placed in a drink to cool it.
Regain: noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
prance: noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
prangs: verb (used with object), to collide with; bump into.
precis: noun, a concise summary.
Israel: noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
Regina: noun, queen.
glares: noun, a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
spinel: noun, any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
Glaser: noun, Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
gleans: verb (used with object), to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
Ginger: noun, a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Compare ginger family.
genips: noun, Also, ginep. a genipap.
lagger: noun, a laggard.
inning: noun, Baseball. a division of a game during which each team has an opportunity to score until three outs have been made against it.
gapers: noun, a person or thing that gapes.
garlic: noun, a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
insane: adjective, not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
glaire: noun, the white of an egg.
Prince: noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
grilse: noun, a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
lances: noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
spline: noun, a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
resign: verb (used with object), to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
rapine: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
Ganges: noun, a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
ganger: noun, a foreman of a gang of laborers.
gripes: noun, the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
Langer: noun, Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
Lanier: noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
lanner: noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
lancer: noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
reagin: noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
grails: noun, (usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
splen-
grains: noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
laggin: noun, Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
genial: adjective, warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
Grange: noun, Chiefly British. a country house or large farmhouse with its various farm buildings (usually in house names):
panier: noun, pannier.
grani-
renins: noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
resail: verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
plani-
spinal: noun, Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
inspan: verb (used with object), to yoke or harness.
rennin: noun, a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.
planer: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
splice: noun, a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
Gasper: noun, a cigarette.
aligns: verb (used with object), to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
liaise: verb (used without object), to form a liaison.
inanes: noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
Pieria: noun, a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
niggle: verb (used without object), to criticize, especially constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp:
nigger: noun, Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person. a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
piggin: noun, Dialect. a small wooden pail or tub with a handle formed by continuing one of the staves above the rim.
Serang: noun, Ceram.
cerias: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
serial: noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
nacres: noun, mother-of-pearl.
Sirena: noun, a female given name.
plages: noun, a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
nagger: noun, nag1 (def 5).
Casper: noun, a city in central Wyoming.
casing: noun, a case or covering; housing.
sinner: noun, a person who sins; transgressor.
arsen-
casern: noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
pencil: noun, a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
ariels: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
nailer: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
clangs: noun, a clanging sound.
Penang: noun, an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
pagnes: noun, a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
linger: verb (used with object), to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
clares: noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
seggar: noun, verb (used with object), sagger.
Nepali: noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
lining: noun, something that is used to line another thing; a layer of material on the inner side or surface of something.
pinang: noun, the betel palm or its nut.
piling: noun, a mass of building piles considered collectively.
Claire: noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
airing: noun, an exposure to the air, as for drying.
Senlac: noun, a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
Pilsen: noun, German name of Plzeň.
Sennar: noun, a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
nilgai: noun, a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
lipase: noun, any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
casein: noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
arsine: noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
liners: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Signac: noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
Cannes: noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
canner: noun, a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
caning: noun, the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
canine: noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
caners: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Nergal: noun, (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
pensil: noun, pencel.
Perlis: noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
signal: noun, anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
silica: noun, the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
Cairns: noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
silane: noun, Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
pennis
signer: noun, a person who signs.
silage: noun, fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
sparge: noun, a sprinkling.
capers: noun, a playful leap or skip.
Sining: noun, Xining.
nances: noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
single: noun, one person or thing; a single one.
carpel: noun, a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
Singer: noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
Lencas: noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
Singan: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Nicias: noun, died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
niacin: noun, nicotinic acid.
sienna: noun, a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
caplin: noun, capelin.
Nansen: noun, Fridtjof [frit-yof] /ˈfrɪt yɒf/ (Show IPA), 1861–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, zoologist, and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1922.
caries: noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
Persia: noun, Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
Napier: noun, neper.
Naples: noun, Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
Capris: noun, Capri pants.
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):
pairle: noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
argils: noun, clay, especially potter's clay.
cleans
ligans: noun, lagan.
liangs: noun, a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
parles: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Angers: noun, a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
pineal: adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
parsec: noun, a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
Pascin: noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
ligase: noun, any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
agric.
angler: noun, a person who fishes with a hook and line.
cripes: interjection, (used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
scler-
Angles: noun, Geometry. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. the figure so formed. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
cringe: noun, servile or fawning deference.
Anglic: noun, the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
Ealing: noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
earing: noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
pagers: noun, something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
pinnas: noun, Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
A-line: noun, (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
alines: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
Alpine: noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
Sanger: noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
pinner: noun, a person or thing that pins.
paries: noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
eclair: noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
parens: plural noun, parentheses:
paring: noun, the act of a person or thing that pares.
Sarnen: noun, a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
paling: noun, Also called paling fence. picket fence.
scaler: noun, a person or thing that scales.
ancile: noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
pacers: noun, a person or thing that paces.
ligers: noun, the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
Crispi: noun, Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
sclera: noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
pecans: noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
algins: noun, any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
ailing: adjective, sickly; unwell.
clears: noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
linear: adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
clines: noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
clings: noun, the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
slicer: noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
linage: noun, the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
linacs: noun, linear accelerator.
incage: verb (used with object), encage.
scrape: noun, an act or instance of scraping.
apices: noun, a plural of apex.
Algren: noun, Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
cagers: noun, Informal. a basketball player.
lignes: noun, (in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
lignin: noun, Botany. an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue.
ligni-
crapes: noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
paging: noun, a technique of storage management that transfers pages from secondary storage to main storage when they are required, and returns them to secondary storage when they are not. Compare page1 (def 6a).

5 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

peags: noun, wampum (def 1).
Inner: adjective, situated within or farther within; interior:
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.
Pres.
peans: noun, paean.
neral: noun, citral b. See under citral.
insp.
Niger: noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
Price: noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
incl.
penal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
nipas: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Irina: noun, a female given name.
Nigel: noun, a male given name, form of Neil.
Paine: noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
incas: noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
nines: noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Pregl: noun, Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
paces: noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
Iran.
pecan: noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
parle: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Nisei: noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
prise: noun, leverage.
prigs: noun, a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
parse: verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
Nisan: noun, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
pari-
incr.
insep
pagne: noun, a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
penis: noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
Penna: noun, a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
Niles: noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Parl.
peals: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
Ingle: noun, a fire burning in a hearth.
pacer: noun, a person or thing that paces.
Penn.
Pears: noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
Paige: noun, Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
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.
Paris: noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
Lenca: noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
pains: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
large: noun, Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
liger: noun, the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
place: noun, a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
pale-
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.
lign-
ligne: noun, (in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
plage: noun, a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
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.
liers: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
pinas: noun, pineapple.
plain: noun, an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
pares: noun, (of a female) first among equals.
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:
lapis: noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
linac: noun, linear accelerator.
lapin: noun, a rabbit.
Panic: noun, a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
ligan: noun, lagan.
leans: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
plan-
Pinna: noun, Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
Lenin: noun, V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
palis: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
lenis: noun, a lenis consonant.
paren: plural noun, parentheses:
Legis
pirns: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
Lerna: noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
30-30
panel: noun, a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
Pinel: noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
Pales: noun, a stake or picket, as of a fence.
lears: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
pager: noun, something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
liang: noun, a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
pings: noun, a pinging sound.
learn: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
Pines: noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
leaps: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
linen: noun, fabric woven from flax yarns.
pairs: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Nepal: noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
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.
Nairn: noun, a historic county in N Scotland.
plier: noun, pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
prae-
Nance: noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
napes: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
narcs: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nares: plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
Islip: noun, a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
peril: noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
laces: noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
peri-
prang: verb (used with object), to collide with; bump into.
neaps: noun, neap tide.
nears
Isiac: adjective, of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
Neils: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
Nenni: noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1980, Italian socialist leader and author.
prase: noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
panne: noun, a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
pians: noun, yaws.
liner: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Laing: noun, R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
ling.
Lange: noun, Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
lang.
lings: noun, an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
linns: noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
LANCE: noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
plane: noun, a flat or level surface.
Lipan: noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
liras: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
nails: noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
laics: noun, one of the laity.
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.
Pilar: adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
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.
nacre: noun, mother-of-pearl.
picas: noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
Lager: noun, Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
lagen: noun, laggin.
plica: noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
ceils: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
scrip: noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
snail: noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
snarl: noun, the act of snarling.
snare: noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
CRISP: noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
crips: noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
crine: noun, hair; head of hair.
Crile: noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
cries: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
craps: noun, a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
crape: noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
Crane: noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
Craig: noun, Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
scrag: noun, a lean or scrawny person or animal.
scrap: noun, a small piece or portion; fragment:
Annie: noun, a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
cling: noun, the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
anise: noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
cline: noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
slipe: noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
slier: adjective, a comparative of sly.
clear: noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
Segal: noun, George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
segar: noun, cigar.
CLASP: noun, a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
clase
Clare: noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
claps: noun, an act or instance of clapping.
Segni: noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
clans: noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
clang: noun, a clanging sound.
sengi: noun, a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
scena: noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
scelp: noun, a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
Clair: noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
Elisa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
snipe: noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
Episc
Epis.
Angel: noun, one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
sing.
saice: noun, syce.
Ennis: noun, a town in N Texas.
angi-
engr.
encl.
Angie: noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
Angl.
salep: noun, a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
Salic: adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
Elias: noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
scarp: noun, a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
scale: noun, Zoology. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
scare: noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
anis-
scape: noun, Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
anils: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
scalp: noun, the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
earns: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
anile: adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Elgin: noun, a city in NE Illinois.
Sarge: noun, sergeant.
sarc-
Sapir: noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
Angle: noun, Geometry. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. the figure so formed. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
elans: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Elgar: noun, Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
slice: noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
cires: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
ERICA: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
caner: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Arles: noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
Siepi: noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
Carin: noun, a female given name.
Carie: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
cares: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Caren: noun, a female given name.
caps.
Arnel
Capri: noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
capes: noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
caper: noun, a playful leap or skip.
Siple: noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
sigil: noun, a seal or signet.
canes: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
signa: verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
carne: noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
Asine: noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
asper: noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
aspic: noun, a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
since: adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
Sinan: noun, 1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
sinal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
Sinai: noun, Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
cager: noun, Informal. a basketball player.
ASCII: noun, a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
cages: noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
caine: noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
cains: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
cairn: noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
singe: noun, a superficial burn.
Calpe: noun, ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
carls: noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
carns: noun, cairn.
Senna: noun, any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
ceras: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
sepal: noun, one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
cines: noun, a film; motion picture.
cine-
cilia: plural noun, Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
sepia: noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
cigar: noun, a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
apres: preposition, after; following (used in combination):
April: noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
slang: noun, very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
serac: noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
seral: adjective, of or relating to a sere.
ceria: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
slain: noun, sley.
Seric
Arlen: noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
carp-
carpi: noun, plural of carpus.
carps: noun, a peevish complaint.
carse: noun, bottom land.
Siena: noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
arils: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Cenis: noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Ariel: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Celia: noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
argil: noun, clay, especially potter's clay.
arces: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
space: noun, the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
anger: noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
ripen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
Aggie: noun, agate (def 2).
gnarl: noun, a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
gnars: verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
reaps: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
agile: adjective, quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
reals: noun, real number.
Grace: noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
Grail: noun, (usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
glias: noun, neuroglia.
grain: noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
agger: noun, Also called double tide. Oceanography. a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again. a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
spier: noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
grans: noun, grandmother.
grape: noun, the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
grasp: noun, the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
recap: noun, a recapped tire.
recip
grice: noun, a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
glair: noun, the white of an egg.
ginep: noun, genip.
ancre: adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Regan: noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
regal: noun, a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
girns: noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
Glace: noun, ice placed in a drink to cool it.
glans: noun, the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
Glenn: noun, John (Herschel, Jr.) born 1921, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.
glare: noun, a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
glean: verb (used with object), to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
spice: noun, any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
Agnes: noun, Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
agnel: noun, a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
spiel: noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
agers: noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
Grieg: noun, Edvard [ed-vahrd;; Norwegian ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd vɑrd;; Norwegian ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1843–1907, Norwegian composer.
Giles: noun, Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
rages: noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
ician
icing: noun, a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
Aegir: noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
ragis: noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
acnes: noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
ileac: adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
Iliac: adjective, of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
Icel.
spire: noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
races: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
sprag: noun, a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
sprig: noun, a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
inane: noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
Inari: noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
Iceni: noun, an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
rails: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
spile: noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
grigs: noun, a cricket or grasshopper.
grins: noun, a broad smile.
gripe: noun, the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
GRIPS: noun, the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
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.
ranis: noun, ranee.
Range: noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
AEGIS: noun, Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
spina: noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
rales: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
aeri-
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
spine: noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
Rains: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
REGIS: noun, a male given name.
Regin: noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
Spica: noun, spike2 .
gages: noun, something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
resin: noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
gapes: noun, Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
gaper: noun, a person or thing that gapes.
resp.
alecs: noun, a herring.
rials: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
spang: adverb, directly, exactly:
Alger: noun, Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
gales: noun, a very strong wind.
Galen: noun, Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
rices: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
ricin: noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
gains
Algie: noun, a male given name, form of Algernon.
riels: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Gaspe: noun, a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
gaels: noun, a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
algin: noun, any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
Rigel: noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
Alice: noun, a city in S Texas.
alien: noun, Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen). See also resident alien, illegal alien.
align: verb (used with object), to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
Aline: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
span-
riles: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Spain: noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
Alsip: noun, a town in NE Illinois.
rings: noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
garni: adjective, garnished.
ASPEN: noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
g-cal
genii: noun, a plural of genius.
relig
relic: noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
spean: verb (used with object), to wean.
renal: adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
Renan: noun, Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
Aisne: noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
Genl.
genip: noun, Also, ginep. a genipap.
genin: noun, aglycon.
reins: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
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.
giga-
genic: adjective, of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
renga: noun, linked verse.
Gigli: noun, Beniamino [be-nyah-mee-naw] /ˌbɛ nyɑˈmi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1957, Italian operatic tenor.
spec.
reni-
renin: noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
gears: noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
reign: noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
aisle: noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
repic: noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
spare: noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.

4 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

SPCA
pars: noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
Sra.
snip: noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
spae: verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
slap: noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
snag: noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
SLIC
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.
sipe: verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
peag: noun, wampum (def 1).
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
peal: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
Pecs: noun, a city in SW Hungary.
spin: noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
pean: noun, paean.
Pen.
slag: noun, Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
spic: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
Pare: noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
SPAR: noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
pear: noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
psec
SINE: noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Rein: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
rel.
plea: noun, an appeal or entreaty:
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Rep.
repl
reps: noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
rial: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
pnea
Riga: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
Rigi: noun, a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
RIIA
1080
Riis: noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Rina: noun, a female given name.
Ring: noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
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.
pise: noun, rammed earth.
plie: noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
regs: noun, Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
RISC: noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
Rani: noun, ranee.
psia
psig
RACE: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
rage: noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
ragi: noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
rail: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
rain: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rale: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
rang: noun, a boomerang.
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.
pre-
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
rasp: noun, an act of rasping.
real: noun, real number.
prin
prig: noun, a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
prie: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
reap: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
recs: noun, recreation.
Reg.
prec
RIPS: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
Sina: noun, a female given name.
Pica: noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
pile: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
pil-
pies: noun, plural of pi2 .
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
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.
PICS: noun, a movie.
pice: noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
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.
Sian: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
pili: noun, a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
sice: noun, syce.
pias: noun, a female given name.
pian: noun, yaws.
pial: adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
Sig.
Pers
PERL
sign: noun, a token; indication.
per.
pens: noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
sepn
pina: noun, pineapple.
Pisa: noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
scag: noun, heroin.
RNAS
Sage: noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
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.
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Sale: noun, the act of selling.
pirn: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
Pire: noun, Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
sane: noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Sang: noun, the act or performance of singing.
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.
SCAN: noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
sec.
scar: noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
PING: noun, a pinging sound.
PINE: noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
sci.
scil
scr.
prs.
seal: noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Sean: noun, a male given name, form of John.
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Prag: noun, German name of Prague.
par.
Gare: noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
gags: noun, something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
Gail: noun, a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
Gal.
Gale: noun, a very strong wind.
gals: noun, a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
gang: noun, a group or band:
gape: noun, a wide opening; gap; breach.
garg
Gael: noun, a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
gars: noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
gasp: noun, a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
Gean: noun, heart cherry.
gear: noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
Gela: noun, a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Gen.
Gena: noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
gens: noun, a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
Gage: noun, something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
esp.
Pang: noun, a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
Eng.
elan: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
ELAS
Elia: noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Elis: noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Elsa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LEAS: noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
enc.
engs: noun, the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
enl.
Ens.
epi-
epic: noun, an epic poem.
ergs
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Ger.
Gers: noun, a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
eggs: noun, the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
Inca: noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
ices: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
ign.
ile-
Ilia: noun, the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
Ilse: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
inae
Inc.
Inge: noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
ical
inns: noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
INRI
ins.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
Iris: noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
Isai: noun, Jesse.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Ice.
Iasi: noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
gigs: noun, a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
Glen: noun, a small, narrow, secluded valley.
Gila: noun, a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
gils: noun, a male given name, form of Gilbert.
Gina: noun, a female given name.
gips: noun, Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
girl: noun, a female child, from birth to full growth.
girn: noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
gleg: adjective, quick; keen.
glia: noun, neuroglia.
Gris: noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
gnar: verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
Gran: noun, grandmother.
gras
Greg: noun, a male given name, form of Gregory.
gres
grig: noun, a cricket or grasshopper.
grin: noun, a broad smile.
grip: noun, the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
egis: noun, aegis.
egal: adjective, equal.
Isle: noun, a small island.
Anne: noun, 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
Alg.
Alis
Alps: noun, a high mountain.
ance
anes: adverb, once.
Anil: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
ann.
ANSI
Alec: noun, a herring.
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.
Apis: noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
Apr.
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.
Arce: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Arg.
aril: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
ales: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
AISI
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
aer-
ARCS: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Acis: noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
acle: noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
ACLS
acne: noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
acr-
Acre: noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
aesc: noun, ash2 (def 3).
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ager: noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
ages: noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
agin: preposition, against; opposed to.
Agni: noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
agr.
ails: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Aire
ARIS
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
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.
Clea: noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
CIGS: noun, a cigarette.
cir.
cire: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cis-
clan: noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
clap: noun, an act or instance of clapping.
clar
clep
cera: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
clip: noun, the act of clipping.
Crag: noun, a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
crap: noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
Cres
crip: noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
Earl: noun, a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Earp: noun, Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
CERN
ceps: noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
asc-
cane: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
asci: noun, plural of ascus.
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Cage: noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
Cain: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Cal.
CALS: noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
Can.
cap.
cen.
Cape: noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
CARE: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Carl: noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Carn: noun, cairn.
CASE: noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Ceil: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Cela: noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
Cels
Isin: noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
Gera: noun, a city in E central Germany.
lens: noun, a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
narc: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nisi: adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
Lari: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
LARC: noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
lien: noun, Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
lin.
Lani
Lane: noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Lina: noun, a female given name.
nips: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
nape: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Line: noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
LAIS: noun, (in medieval French literature)
lair: noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
Lena: noun, a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
laic: noun, one of the laity.
Linn: noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
Lins: noun, a city in E Brazil.
lip-
lags: noun, a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
NIRA
Lars: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
nane: pronoun, adverb, adjective, none1 .
Lean: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
NICE: noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Leis: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
legs: noun, either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
leg.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Neil: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
Lear: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAP: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
lea.
nipa: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Nile: noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
neap: noun, neap tide.
Nils: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
Neal: noun, a male given name.
Nina: noun, girl; child.
Nine: noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
lase: verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
liar: noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias: noun, Leah (def 1).
lice: noun, plural of louse.
lipa: noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
lain: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Lira: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
lacs: noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
pane: noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
Pan.
Pali: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Pal.
pair: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Pain: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Pail: noun, bucket.
Page: noun, one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
LISP: noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
pacs: noun, pack1 (def 1).
lace: noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
PACE: noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
LISA: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
nail: noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.

3 letter words you can make with spring-cleaning

se-
PIA: noun, a female given name.
CSA
cle
Nan: noun, naan.
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
NEC
CEA
SIC: adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
CSR
NEG: noun, a photographic negative.
SEL: noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
Eg.
CAS: verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
ea.
ean
NEP: noun, New Economic Policy.
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.
CAR: noun, an automobile.
NES
NGC
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:
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
NIA
sc.
ec-
ECA
NEA
CRS
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.
CPR
CIP
CNN
CNS
cig: noun, a cigarette.
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).
CIE
CIA
CGS
CGI
CPA
CPI
CPL
Nap: noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
cep: noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
CPS
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
CLR
PIC: noun, a movie.
pes: noun, a foot or footlike part.
ne-
SEI: noun, sei whale.
PGA
NAG: noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
CLI
SCP
CRP
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
ASR
NIC: noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
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.
AIC
ail: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Pr.
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Pg.
PAS: noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
PEI: noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
prn
ALC
ale: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
PCI
PCS
pea: noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
pc.
ALS: noun, Indian mulberry.
ANC
AGS: adjective, noun, agriculture:
Ps.
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Ar.
Sr.
ap-
ac-
ag-
al.
ALP: noun, a high mountain.
an.
SPR
ACE: noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
PAC: noun, pack1 (def 1).
ACP
ACS
ae.
AEC
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
PaG
AGC
age: noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
Pa.
SPA: noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
NIG: verb (used with object), nidge.
ASP: noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
ARP: noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
SIP: noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
Nip: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
ase
ASI
ASN
SAR
SLA
ca.
cp.
cr.
cs.
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
cl.
Nil: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
CAI
Peg: noun, a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
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.
ANG
APC
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
NSC
NSA
NRC
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
NRA
SLR
SLP
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.
ARC: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
nr.
API: abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
NPR
Apl
NNP
APS
SLE
NNE
ECG
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
egg: noun, the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
LAP: noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
GSA
Rap: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
GSC
GSR
ics
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
RCA
Ia.
ial
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
ICA: noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
ier
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
Lai: noun, (in medieval French literature)
LAR: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
RCN
ILA: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
gl.
gie: noun, gi.
gig: noun, a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
Gil: noun, a male given name, form of Gilbert.
GIN: noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
gip: noun, Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
pl.
PL1: noun, Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
PLA
REA
LCI
LCA
REC: noun, recreation.
GNP
GPS
Gr.
Las: noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
gre
il-
lag: noun, a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
Ges
IRL
pli
IPA
ipr
IPS
Ir.
IRC
PLR
IRS
LAC: noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
PRA
PRC
ise
en-
Isl
La.
INN: noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
ing
ILP
Re.
rag: noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ILS
PLC
in.
RPS
RIP: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
RCS
ine
RCP
ina: noun, a female given name.
Lae: noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
PSI: noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSG
PSE
PSC
PSA
ggr
GIs: noun, a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
pis: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
RNA
SAC: noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
Sp.
RSE
RSA
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
RPG
Lir: noun, Ler.
SAG: noun, an act or instance of sagging.
EPS
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
PIN: noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
ERP
ERS: noun, ervil.
ESA
Esc
SAE
EPA
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
LSI
SAP: noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
LSC
eir
EIS
pig: noun, a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
ISR
Ep.
LPS: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LPN
els: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
LPG
LNG
Sal: noun, salt1 .
lis: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
ESL
Rs.
ESR
gap: noun, a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
Len: noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
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.
Gel: noun, Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
GCR
GCI
GCE
GCA
lep
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
GAS: noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
Les
lg.
Lia: noun, Leah (def 1).
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Ler: noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
GAN: noun, cotton gin.
gi.
Ga.
GAR: noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
rig: noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Gag: noun, something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.

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LI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
IP
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
EI
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
LP: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LR
SN
NG
CE
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
L2
NC
NA: adverb, no1 .
LC
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.
G.
i.
GG
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.
L1
GC
le
RC
rg
S.
SA
SG
SL
PE: noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
RN
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
RI
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.
PI: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
GP
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
GN
ic
ln
IG
NL
NP
NI
N.
RP
L.

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