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Complete List of SOWPODS 4-letter words which are formed from a three-letter word plus a front or back hook where the three-letter word is formed of two overlapping two-letter words.

Anyone is free to make whatever use they like of this list.

David Sutton, August 2003.

abas a-bas (Pl.) ABA, a tightly-woven camel-hair fabric or tunic

aba-s

abed a-bed

abet a-bet

abid a-bid (Pt.) ABIDE.

abos a-bos (Pl.) ABO, aborigine.

abo-s

abye a-bye To pay the penalty for. Also ABY.

aby-e

ache a-che

ach-e

adaw a-daw (Spens.) to daunt, subdue.

adit a-dit A nearly horizontal shaft to the surface in a mine.

ados a-dos

ado-s

afar a-far (At) a great distance.

agin a-gin (Dial.) against. Also AGEN.

agio a-gio A premium paid on foreign currency exchange.

agog ago-g

agon a-gon The dramatic conflict between the chief characters in a play

ago-n

ahem a-hem

ahoy a-hoy

aide a-ide

aid-e

aine ain-e (Fr.) elder, senior.

aitu ait-u In Polynesia, a demigod.

alae ala-e (PL.) ALA, an outgrowth on a fruit.

alan ala-n A large hunting dog. Also ALANT, ALAND.

alar a-lar Of or pertaining to the wing or shoulder.

ala-r

alas a-las (Pl.) ALA, an outgrowth on a fruit.

ala-s

alay a-lay (Obs.) to allay.

ala-y

alit a-lit (Pt.) to alight.

alod a-lod An estate held in absolute ownership.

alow a-low (Arch.) to a lower position, esp. in a ship.

amah ama-h An Oriental nurse. Also AMA.

amas a-mas (Pl.) AMA, an Oriental nurse.

ama-s

amen a-men (Verb) to say amen.

amia ami-a A freshwater fish.

amid a-mid A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid

ami-d

amie ami-e (Fem.) AMI, friend.

amin ami-n A compound derived from ammonia. Also AMINE, AMMINE.

amis a-mis (Spenser) = AMICE, a strip of linen worn by priests

ami-s

amus a-mus (Pl.) AMU, a unit of mass.

amu-s

anal ana-l Relating to the anus.

anan a-nan = ANON in sense of presently

ana-n

anas a-nas (Pl.) ANA. a collection of someone's table-talk.

ana-s

anes ane-s (Pl.) ANE, Scots for one.

anon a-non At once; immediately.

anow a-now (Milt.) ENOW, enough.

anus a-nus End of the digestive tract, or gut.

apay a-pay (Arch.) to satisfy; to repay. Also APPAY.

aped a-ped

ape-d

aper a-per One that apes.

ape-r

apes a-pes

ape-s

apod a-pod An animal without feet or ventral fins.

area are-a

ared a-red (Spenser) pt. of AREDE, to counsel. Also AREDD.

are-d

ares a-res (Pl.) ARE, 100 sq. metres.

are-s

aret a-ret (Spenser) to entrust, commit. Also ARRET, ARETT.

are-t

ates a-tes (Pl.) ATE, reckless ambition.

ate-s

atom a-tom

atop a-top On top of.

awed a-wed

awe-d

awee a-wee Awhile.

awe-e

awes awe-s

axis a-xis

ayah a-yah An Indian nursemaid.

ayes a-yes

aye-s

ayus a-yus (Pl.) AYU, a small edible Japanese fruit.

ayu-s

baal b-aal A false god.

baa-l

baas b-aas (Afrikaans) boss.

baa-s

baba b-aba A kind of cake.

baby b-aby

bade bad-e

bags bag-s

baht bah-t The basic monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 SATANGS.

bait b-ait

bald bal-d (Verb) to become bald.

balk bal-k A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows.

balm bal-m (Verb) to embalm; to anoint with fragrant oil.

balu bal-u A lullaby. As int., used to lull a child to sleep. Also BALOO.

bams bam-s (Pl.) BAM, a hoax or cheat.

banc ban-c = BANK, as at a casino.

bane b-ane (Noun) an evil, a poison; (verb) to harm, poison.

ban-e

bang ban-g

bank ban-k

bans ban-s

bare b-are

bar-e

barn bar-n (Verb) to store in a barn.

barp bar-p (Scots) a mound or cairn.

base bas-e

bash b-ash

bas-h

bast bas-t The inner fibrous bark of various plants; esp. of the lime tree

bate b-ate

bat-e

bath bat-h

bats bat-s

baye b-aye (Spenser) to bathe.

bay-e

bayt bay-t (Spenser) to bate, abate.

bean b-ean

bear b-ear

beat b-eat

bede bed-e (Obs.) = BEAD, a prayer.

beds bed-s

bedu bed-u = BEDOUINS, tent-dwelling nomadic Arabs.

beef bee-f

been b-een

bee-n

beep bee-p

beer bee-r

bees bee-s

beet bee-t (Verb) to improve or mend, esp. a fire.

bene b-ene (Arch.) a prayer, a boon.

ben-e

beni ben-i Sesame. Also BENNI, BENNE.

benj ben-j Cannabis, Indian hemp, used as a weak narcotic. Also BHANG.

bent ben-t A kind of grass.

bere b-ere Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley.

best b-est

beta b-eta A Greek letter.

bet-a

bete bet-e 1. to mend; to repair; 2. a brute, a stupid person.

bets bet-s

bide b-ide

bid-e

bind bin-d

bine bin-e The flexible shoot of climbing plant, especially hop.

bing bin-g A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood.

bint bin-t (Sl.) a girl.

biog bio-g (Abbrev. of) biography.

bios b-ios (Pl.) BIO, biography.

bio-s

bise bis-e A cold dry northerly wind, mainly prevalent in spring.

bish b-ish 1. A mistake, a blunder; 2. (Aus. sl) to throw.

bis-h

bisk bis-k A soup or broth made by boiling several sorts of flesh toget

bite bit-e

bito bit-o A tree of dry tropical Africa and Asia.

bitt bit-t A post or pair of posts on the deck of a ship.

blab b-lab To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner;

blad b-lad (Scots) = BLAUD, a fragment, a broken off piece.

blag b-lag To rob, steal.

blah b-lah To talk stupidly or insipidly.

blam b-lam The sound of a gunshot.

blat b-lat 1. (Sl.) a newspaper. Also BLATT; 2. to cry like a sheep.

blaw b-law (Scots) to blow.

blay b-lay A small fish, aka BLEAK. Also BLEY.

blin b-lin (Arch.) to cease from, stop.

blob b-lob

blow b-low

boba b-oba Another name for YAWS, a contagious skin disease.

bob-a

bode b-ode

bod-e

body bod-y

bona bon-a (Lat.) goods.

bond bon-d

bone b-one

bon-e

bong bon-g To make a deep ringing sound.

bonk bon-k

bony bon-y

boob boo-b (Verb) to make a mistake.

booh b-ooh To boo.

boo-h

book boo-k

bool boo-l (Scots) a bowl.

boom b-oom

boo-m

boon b-oon

boo-n

boor b-oor A rude person.

boo-r

boos b-oos

boo-s

bore b-ore Tidal flow of water up estuaries.

bor-e

born bor-n

bosh bos-h Meaningless talk.

bosk bos-k A bush; a thicket. Also BOSQUE, BOSQUET.

boss bos-s

bout b-out

bowr bow-r (Spenser) a muscle.

bows bow-s

boyg boy-g A problem difficult to get to grips with.

boyo boy-o (Welsh slang) a boy, a young man.

bred b-red

bree b-ree (Scots) the eyebrow; the liquor in which anything has been brewed.

bren b-ren (Arch.) to burn.

bute b-ute (Sl.) a capsule of phenybutazone.

but-e

byes b-yes

bye-s

caba c-aba A woman's work-basket. Also CABAS.

cab-a

caid c-aid A Muslim leader. Also KAID.

cain c-ain In old Scots law, rent paid in kind. Also KAIN.

cane c-ane

can-e

cany c-any Like cane, abounding in cane.

can-y

care c-are

car-e

cash c-ash

cate c-ate (Obs.) food.

cat-e

ceas c-eas (Shakesp.) interjection meaning cease; also read as SESSA.

cere c-ere Wax; a wax-like protuberance at base of upper part of birds.

chad c-had Bits of paper punched out of paper tape or cards.

cha-d

chai cha-i Fem. of CHAL, Romany word for a fellow, a person.

chal cha-l A fellow, person.

cham c-ham (Obs.) = KHAN. Also dialect form of I am.

cha-m

char cha-r

chas c-has (Pl.) CHA.

cha-s

chat c-hat

cha-t

chaw c-haw To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating.

cha-w

chay c-hay An Indian plant (Oldenlandia) of the madder family.

cha-y

chef che-f (Verb) to work as a chef.

cher c-her (Fr.) dear.

che-r

chez che-z (Fr.) at the home of.

chia chi-a A Mexican herb.

chid c-hid (Pt.) CHIDE.

chi-d

chik chi-k (India) a slatted blind.

chin c-hin

chi-n

chis c-his (Pl.) CHI, a Greek letter.

chi-s

chit c-hit (Dial.) a shoot; (verb) to sprout.

chi-t

chiv chi-v (Slang) a knife; (verb) to cut with a knife.

chiz chi-z (Sl.) a cheat, a swizz. Also CHIZZ.

chon c-hon A Korean monetary unit. Pl. CHON. Also JUN.

chop c-hop

chow c-how (Verb) to eat.

cide c-ide (Obs.) perhaps to decide.

cid-e

cion c-ion A shoot or twig. Also SCION.

clad c-lad To cover one material with another.

clag c-lag To stick.

clam c-lam

clat c-lat (Scots) something scraped together, a lump; (verb) to scratch.

claw c-law

clay c-lay (Verb) to purify (e.g. sugar) with clay.

clod c-lod A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay.

clop c-lop

clow c-low (Scots) = CLOVE. A clow-flower is a gillyflower.

cloy c-loy

coda c-oda An end-piece.

cod-a

code c-ode

cod-e

coho c-oho A Pacific salmon. Also COHOE.

cone c-one (Verb) to bear cones.

con-e

coof c-oof (Scots) a stupid fellow: dolt, lout.

coo-f

coom c-oom Soot; coal dust; refuse matter.

coo-m

coon c-oon A raccoon.

coo-n

coop c-oop

coo-p

coos c-oos

coo-s

cope c-ope

cop-e

core c-ore

cor-e

coup c-oup (Verb) Scots, to overturn.

cour c-our (Obs.) to cover.

cred c-red (Abbrev. of) credibility.

cree c-ree Of grain, to soften by boiling or soaking.

cure c-ure

cur-e

cute c-ute

cut-e

dada dad-a An artistic movement.

dado d-ado A skirting-board; (verb) to fit with a dado.

dad-o

daes dae-s (3rd.) DAE, to do.

dago d-ago

dag-o

dags dag-s (Pl.) DAG, to cut off a sheep's dags.

dahl dah-l An Indian name for a lentil. Also DAL, DHOLL, DHAL.

dais d-ais

dali dal-i A tropical American tree related to nutmeg.

dame dam-e

damn dam-n

dams dam-s

dang dan-g To damn.

dank dan-k (Noun) in Milton, a wet place.

dans dan-s (Pl.) DAN.

dare d-are

dash d-ash

das-h

date d-ate

dawd daw-d (Scots) to knock, thump. Also DAUD, DOD.

dawk daw-k In India, the mail or post; a letter. Also DAK.

daws daw-s (Pl.) DAW, a kind of bird.

dawt daw-t (Scots) to pet. Also DAUT.

dean d-ean (Verb) to serve as a dean.

dear d-ear (Verb) to injure.

deed dee-d 1. (verb) to transfer (property); 2. (Scots) dead.

deem dee-m

deen d-een (Spenser) din.

dee-n

deep dee-p

deer dee-r

dees dee-s (Pl.) DEE, the letter D; anything of that shape.

deet dee-t An insect repellant.

deev dee-v In Iranian (esp. Zoroastrian) mythology: a demonic power.

defi def-i A challenge.

defy def-y

dele del-e Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something.

deli del-i (Abbrev. of) DELICATESSEN.

deme d-eme A territorial subdivision of Attica.

dene d-ene A sandy tract or dune by the seashore.

den-e

dent den-t

deny den-y

dere d-ere (Spenser) grievous.

dexy dex-y A tablet of DEX, a sulfate used as a stimulant.

dhow d-how A lateen-rigged oriental craft.

dido did-o An antic, caper. Pl. DIDOS, DIDOES.

didy did-y A diaper.

dine din-e

ding din-g To dash; to throw violently.

dino din-o (Abbrev. of) a dinosaur.

dint din-t

disa dis-a An African orchid, with dark green leaves.

disc dis-c 1. a flat round plate; 2. (verb) to work with a disc harrow

dish d-ish

dis-h

disk dis-k (Verb) to break up land with a disc harrow.

diss dis-s 1. an Algerian grass; 2. (verb) to disrespect. Also DIS.

dita d-ita A tree of India and the Philippines.

dit-a

dite dit-e 1. something composed and written down; a composition, a let

ditt dit-t = DIT, in the sense of a poem, the words of a song.

ditz dit-z A silly person.

doby dob-y An adobe, a sun-dried brick. Also DOBIE.

dodo dod-o

doek doe-k A square cloth for tying round the head, worn by African women.

doen doe-n (Obs.) pt. DO.

doer doe-r

does d-oes

doe-s

dome dom-e (Verb) to cover with a dome.

domy dom-y Dome-like; having domes.

dona don-a Spanish feminine of Don, the title; also, a sweetheart.

done d-one

don-e

dong don-g A deep sound like that of a large bell; (verb) to make this sound.

doob doo-b A perennial, creeping grass (Cynodon dactylon).

dook doo-k (Scots) to duck, bathe.

dool doo-l A boundary or landmark in the form of a post or stone.

doom d-oom

doo-m

door d-oor

doo-r

doos d-oos (Pl.) DOO, dove, pigeon.

doo-s

dopa dop-a A drug to treat Parkinson's disease.

dope d-ope

dop-e

dopy dop-y Foolish. Also DOPEY.

dore d-ore (Fr.) gilded (the e has an accent).

dor-e

dork dor-k An idiot, an object of contempt; the penis.

dorm dor-m (Abbrev. of) dormitory.

dorp dor-p A S. African village or small town.

dorr dor-r = DOR, a kind of dung-beetle; (verb) to mock, scoff.

dory dor-y A European fish; a type of boat.

dosh dos-h (Sl.) money.

doss dos-s

dost dos-t (Arch.) 2nd. pers. sing. DO.

doup d-oup (Scots) the bottom of anything.

dour d-our

dout d-out (Scots) to put out, extinguish.

dowd dow-d A woman who wears dull-looking clothes.

dowf dow-f (Scots) dull, heavy, spiritless.

dowp dow-p (Scots) the bottom of anything. Also DOUP.

dows dow-s (Pl.) DOW, an Arab sailing vessel.

dree d-ree (Scots) to suffer, endure.

dsos d-sos (Pl.) DSO, = ZO, a yak.

dso-s

dure d-ure To endure, last.

dyes d-yes

dye-s

dzos d-zos (Pl.) DZO, a yak.

dzo-s

eans ean-s (3rd.) EAN, to bring forth young.

earl ear-l A rank above viscount, below marquis.

earn ear-n

ease eas-e

east eas-t (Verb, archaic) to move or turn east.

easy eas-y (Noun) a communication code word for the letter E.

eath eat-h (Spenser) easy. Also EATHE, ETHE.

eats eat-s

ebon e-bon Ebony; (adj.) consisting of ebony.

eche e-che (Shakesp.) to eke out. Also ECH, EECH, ICH.

ech-e

edit e-dit

eely eel-y Like an eel.

egis e-gis Protection, defense; patronage, sponsorship. Also AEGIS.

egos e-gos

ego-s

eide e-ide Acronym for Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics.

emes e-mes (Pl.) EME, obs. for uncle.

eme-s

emus e-mus (Pl.) EMU.

emu-s

enes ene-s (Pl.) ENE, even.

enow e-now (Obs.) enough.

epee e-pee A kind of sword used in fencing.

epos e-pos An epic poem.

ered e-red (Pt.) ERE, to plough.

ere-d

eres e-res (3rd.) ERE, to plough.

ere-s

ests est-s (Pl.) EST, a programme designed to develop human potential.

etas e-tas (Pl.) ETA, a letter in the Greek alphabet.

eta-s

etat e-tat The staff of an army, including all officers.

eta-t

eten e-ten A giant. Also ETTIN.

eyen e-yen (Obs.) eyes. Also EYNE.

eye-n

eyes e-yes

eye-s

fade fad-e

fado f-ado A type of Portugese folk-song or dance.

fad-o

fady fad-y Wearing away, fading.

fags fag-s

fain f-ain Happy; inclined; pleased.

fane f-ane A temple.

fan-e

fang fan-g (Shakesp.) to seize in the teeth.

fank fan-k (Scots) a coil, tangle; an enclosure for sheep.

fano fan-o A liturgical cape worn by the Pope.

fans fan-s

fare f-are

far-e

farl far-l The quarter of a round cake of flour or oatmeal. Also FARLE,

faro far-o A card game.

fash f-ash (Scots) to vex, to annoy, to trouble.

fas-h

fast fas-t

fate f-ate

fat-e

fats fat-s

faws faw-s (Pl.) FAW, a gypsy.

fear f-ear

feat f-eat (Verb) to fashion, make neat; (adj.) neat, deft.

feel f-eel

fee-l

feme f-eme A legal term for a woman, as in feme covert, married woman,

fem-e

fere f-ere 1. a companion or mate. Also FEARE, FEER, FIERE, PHEERE.

fer-e

fest f-est A festival, a special occasion.

feta f-eta A kind of cheese. Also FETTA.

fet-a

fish f-ish

flab f-lab

flag f-lag

flam f-lam (Arch.) a whim, an idle fancy; (verb) to deceive.

flat f-lat (Verb) to flatten.

flaw f-law (Verb) to crack or break.

flax f-lax

flay f-lay

flit f-lit

flop f-lop

flor f-lor (Abbrev. of) FLORIN or FLORUIT.

flow f-low

foes f-oes

foe-s

fone f-one (Spenser) pl. of FOE. Also FOEN.

fon-e

fore f-ore At an earlier time or period.

for-e

four f-our

fou-r

free f-ree

fret f-ret

gaby g-aby (Dial.) a simpleton.

gab-y

gaid g-aid A miner's wedge. Also GADE.

gain g-ain (Adj.) near, straight; convenient.

gait g-ait (Verb) to teach (a horse) its gaits.

gala g-ala

gal-a

gama g-ama Pasture grass.

gam-a

gane g-ane To yawn; to gape.

gan-e

gare g-are (Scots) greedy, miserly.

gar-e

gash g-ash

gas-h

gate g-ate

gat-e

gean g-ean The wild cherry.

gear g-ear

geat g-eat The channel or spout through which molten metal runs.

gene g-ene

gen-e

gere g-ere (Spenser) gear.

gest g-est A tale of adventures, esp: a romance in verse.

geta g-eta A Japanese wooden sandal with a thong between the toes.

get-a

ghat g-hat (In India) a mountain pass; a landing stage.

ghis g-his (Pl.) GHI, clarified butter.

ghi-s

gift gif-t

ging gin-g (Obs.) a gang or company.

gios g-ios (Pl.) GIO, an inlet.

gio-s

gist gis-t

gite git-e In France, a farmhouse offering holiday accommodation.

glad g-lad (Verb) to make glad.

glam g-lam A greying, leisured, affluent married person.

glid g-lid (Scots) slippery.

glit g-lit Sticky, slimy or greasy material.

glob g-lob A roundish drop or dollop of a semi-liquid substance.

glop g-lop 1. (US sl.) a soft, gooey or sloppy semi-liquid substance.

glow g-low

gnat g-nat

gnaw g-naw

gnus g-nus

gnu-s

gobo g-obo A device used to protect a camera lens from light. Pl. GOBOS

gob-o

goby gob-y A small fish.

goel goe-l The avenger of blood among the Hebrews, the next of kin whos

goer goe-r

goes g-oes

goe-s

goey goe-y Enterprising, go-ahead.

gone g-one

gon-e

gong gon-g To summon by sounding a gong.

gonk gon-k A stuffed toy.

good goo-d

goof g-oof (Verb) to make a blunder.

goo-f

gook goo-k

gool goo-l (Scots) a marigold. Also GOOLD.

goon g-oon

goo-n

goop g-oop A fool, a fatuous person.

goo-p

goor g-oor An Indian term of respect. Also GOOROO, GURU.

goo-r

goos g-oos (Pl.) GOO, sticky stuff.

goo-s

gore g-ore A triangular piece of cloth.

gor-e

gorm gor-m (Dial.) to smear, daub; a smear. Also GAUM.

gorp gor-p A high-energy snack for hikers with nuts, raisins etc.

gory gor-y

gosh gos-h

gout g-out

gree g-ree Degree, grade. Also (Spenser) goodwill, favour.

gren g-ren (Spenser) to grin.

gums gum-s

gunk gun-k Any unpleasant, dirty, sticky material.

gurl gur-l (Scots) to growl.

gurs gur-s (Pl.) GUR, an unrefined cane sugar.

guru gur-u A Hindu teacher. Also GOOROO, GOOR.

gush gus-h

gust gus-t

hade had-e The angle between plane of a fault and vertical plane.

hadj had-j A Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Also HAJ.

haed hae-d (Pt.) HAE, Scots for have.

haem hae-m The pigment combined with protein in haemoglobin.

haen hae-n (Pt.) HAE, to have.

haes hae-s (3rd.) HAE, to have.

haet hae-t (Scots) a whit.

hagg hag-g (Scots) broken ground in a moss or bog.

hags hag-s

haha h-aha A sunken fence.

hah-a

hain h-ain (Scots) to enclose or protect with a fence or hedge.

hame ham-e One of the two curved bars of a draught-horse's collar.

hams ham-s

hang han-g

hank han-k A series of rings or clips for attaching a jib or staysail.

hare h-are

hash h-ash

has-h

hast has-t

hate h-ate

hat-e

hath hat-h

hats hat-s

hawk haw-k Bird of prey; carpenter's tool.

hawm haw-m (Dial.) to lounge about.

haws haw-s

hear h-ear

heat h-eat

heel h-eel

heme h-eme (Spenser) = HOME; an iron-bearing component of hemoglobin.

hem-e

hemp hem-p

hent hen-t (Shakesp.) to seize, take. Also HEND.

herb her-b

herd her-d

here h-ere

her-e

herl her-l The barb of a feather, a fibre of flax. Also HARL.

herm her-m A head or bust on a square face, often double-sided.

hero her-o

hery her-y (Spenser) to praise, regard as holy. Also HERYE, HERRY.

hesp hes-p (Scots) hasp.

hest h-est Command; precept; injunction.

hes-t

hete het-e (Spenser) = HIGHT, to promise, command, name.

hets het-s (Pl.) HET, a Hebrew letter.

hide h-ide An old unit of land area equal to 120 acres.

hid-e

hind hin-d

hing hin-g Asafoetida, a fetid gum resin.

hint hin-t

hish h-ish A by-form of HISS.

his-h

hisn his-n (Dial.) his.

hiss his-s

hist his-t (Arch.) an expression used to attract attention.

hobo h-obo (Verb) to travel as a hobo.

hob-o

hoed hoe-d

hoer hoe-r One who hoes.

hoes h-oes

hoe-s

hond hon-d (Obs.) hand.

hone h-one

hon-e

hong hon-g A Chinese warehouse or foreign mercantile house in China.

honk hon-k

hood hoo-d

hoof h-oof

hoo-f

hook hoo-k

hoon h-oon (Aust. slang) a lout, a yob.

hoo-n

hoop h-oop

hoo-p

hope h-ope

hop-e

hore h-ore Grey, esp. wth age. Also HOAR.

hoss hos-s (Sl.) horse.

host hos-t Organism which serves as the habitat for a parasite, or poss

hour h-our

hout h-out To hoot.

howe h-owe A hill, a burial-mound.

how-e

howf how-f (Scots) a place where one is often found, a haunt; to go to

howk how-k (Scots) to dig, burrow. Also HOLK.

hows how-s (Pl.) HOW, a method of doing something.

hoya hoy-a A plant of genus Hoya, the wax-plant.

hyen h-yen (Shakesp.) hyena.

hye-n

hyes h-yes (3rd.) HYE, to hie.

hye-s

ibis i-bis

idea ide-a

idee i-dee (Fr.) idea.

ide-e

idem ide-m The same; the same as above; -- often abbreviated id.

ides ide-s In the ancient Roman calendar, the eighth day after the nones

ikat i-kat A technique of dyeing yarn and tying it.

ikon i-kon A religious carving of a saint etc. Pl. IKONS. Also ICON.

imam i-mam The officer who leads the devotions in a mosque. Also IMAUM.

imid i-mid A class of organic compounds formed from ammonia. Also IMIDE.

ired i-red (Pt.) IRE, to anger.

ire-d

ires i-res (3rd.) IRE, to anger.

ire-s

isos i-sos (Pl.) ISO, an isolated replay, a TV and film facility.

iso-s

itas i-tas (Pl.) ITA, a kind of palm.

ita-s

iure i-ure (Lat.) by right or law.

jane j-ane A small silver Genoese coin.

jean j-ean A twilled cotton cloth.

jeat j-eat (Obs.) jet, the mineral.

jeel j-eel (Scots) to congeal, set.

jee-l

jest j-est

jobe j-obe To reprimand tediously.

job-e

joes j-oes (Pl.) JOE, = JO, Scots for sweetheart.

joe-s

joey joe-y An old threepenny bit.

jour j-our (Fr.) a day, as in jour de FESTE.

jows jow-s (3rd.) JOW, to ring, toll.

jure j-ure By law.

jute j-ute

jut-e

kaas k-aas A large cupboard. Pl. KAAS.

kaed kae-d (Pt.) KAE, to serve.

kaes kae-s (3rd.) KAE, to serve.

kago k-ago A Japanese basketwork PALANQUIN.

kaid k-aid A North African chief.

kai-d

kaie kai-e (Obs.) key.

kaif kai-f A state of dreamy intoxication induced by e.g. cannabis.

kain k-ain In old Scots law, rent paid in kind. Also CAIN.

kai-n

kais k-ais (Pl.) KAI, a meal.

kai-s

kama k-ama Earthly desire.

kam-a

kame kam-e A steep irregular ridge.

kami k-ami A Japanese divine being.

kam-i

kana k-ana Japanese syllabic writing.

kane k-ane A tax paid on produce. Also KAIN.

kata kat-a A sequence of movements in the martial arts.

kati kat-i A unit of measure used in S.E. Asia. Also KATTI, CATTY.

kats kat-s (Pl.) KAT, a shrub of the spindle tree family.

kaws kaw-s (3rd.) KAW, to caw.

kayo kay-o To knock out.

kbar k-bar A kilobar.

keas k-eas (Pl.) KEA, a large New Zealand parrot.

kea-s

keel k-eel (Shakesp.) to skin.

keen k-een

kest k-est (Obs.) to cast.

keta k-eta A Pacific salmon, the dog-salmon.

ket-a

khan k-han A king; a prince; a chief; a governor.

khat k-hat A shrub, Catha edulis, of the spindle tree family.

khet k-het A Hebrew letter. Also HETH, HET, CHETH, KHETH.

khis k-his (Pl.) KHI, a Greek letter.

khi-s

kish k-ish A solid graphite floating on a molten bath of pig-iron.

knag k-nag A short projection from the trunk or branch of a tree.

knee k-nee

knob k-nob

know k-now

knur k-nur A knob or knot in wood. Also KNURR, NUR, NURR.

knut k-nut A swell, a dandy.

kobo k-obo A monetary unit of Nigeria. No -S hook!

kob-o

kond kon-d (Spenser) pt. of KON, to know.

konk kon-k To fail, break down. Also CONK.

koph kop-h The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Also QOPH.

kore k-ore An ancient Greek statue of a draped maiden. Pl. KORAI.

kor-e

koss kos-s A Hindoo measure of distance.

kows kow-s (Pl.) KOW, a cow.

kyar k-yar A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the pre

kyus k-yus (Pl.) KYU, a grade in martial arts.

kyu-s

lade lad-e To load.

lady lad-y

lags lag-s

laid l-aid (Verb) (Scots) to load.

lain l-ain

lama l-ama A Tibetan monk or priest.

lam-a

lamb lam-b

lame lam-e

lams lam-s

lana l-ana The wood of the GENIPAP, a large West Indian tree.

lane l-ane

lare l-are Lore; learning.

lar-e

lari lar-i A monetary unit of the Maldives. Also LAREE.

larn lar-n (Dial.) to learn.

lase las-e To function as a LASER.

lash l-ash

las-h

last las-t

late l-ate

lat-e

lath lat-h (Verb) to cover with laths.

lati lat-i (Pl.) LAT, a former monetary unit of Latvia.

lats lat-s (Pl.) LAT, a former monetary unit of Latvia.

lawk law-k (Dial.) interjection expressing surprise.

laws law-s

lean l-ean

lea-n

lear l-ear 1. (Spenser) to teach. 2. a glass-annealing oven.

lea-r

leas l-eas

lea-s

leat l-eat A mill-stream.

lea-t

leme l-eme (Arch.) to gleam, glow; (noun) a gleam of light. Cf. LEAM.

lere l-ere (Spenser) to teach. Also LEIR, LEARE, LEER.

lest l-est (Verb) (Spenser) = LIST, to listen.

les-t

lido lid-o A bathing beach; an open-air swimming pool.

lind lin-d A lime-tree. Also LINDEN.

line lin-e

ling lin-g

lino lin-o

lint lin-t

liny lin-y Like a line. Also LINEY.

lion l-ion

lisk lis-k The groin, flank.

lisp lis-p

list lis-t

lite lit-e (Scots) little; also (Spenser) light; (verb) to alight.

lith lit-h (Scots) a joint; spec. the last joint or the tip of a finger

litu lit-u (Pl.) LITAS, a former monetary unit of Lithuania.

lobe l-obe

lob-e

lobi l-obi (Pl.) LOBUS, a lobe.

lob-i

lobo l-obo (US) a timber wolf.

lob-o

lode l-ode

lod-e

lone l-one

loof l-oof (Shakesp.) to lull, bring a vessel up to the wind.

loo-f

look loo-k

loom l-oom

loo-m

loon l-oon 1. (Shakesp.) a low contemptible fellow. 2. a northern diving bird.

loo-n

loop l-oop

loo-p

loor l-oor (Scots) comparative of LIEF, glad.

loo-r

loos l-oos

loo-s

lope l-ope

lop-e

lore l-ore

lor-e

lorn lor-n

lory lor-y A kind of small parrot.

losh los-h (Scots) (interjection) Lord.

loss los-s

lost los-t

loup l-oup (Scots) to leap; a leap.

lour l-our To look sullen or threatening.

lout l-out (Verb, archaic) to bow, stoop.

lowe l-owe (Scots) a flame; (verb) to blaze.

low-e

lows low-s (3rd.) LOW, to make a noise like a cow.

lure l-ure

lur-e

lute l-ute (Verb) to sound as if on a lute; to coat with lute (in sense

lyam l-yam A leash; a lyam-hound.

lyes l-yes (Pl.) LYE, an alkaline solution.

lye-s

maar maa-r A volcanic crater without a cone, usually filled by a lake.

maas m-aas (3rd.) MAA, of a goat, to bleat.

maa-s

made mad-e

maes mae-s (Pl.) MAE, more.

magg mag-g (Dial.) to tease, chatter. Also MAG.

magi mag-i

mags mag-s (3rd.) MAG, to tease, chatter.

maid m-aid (Verb) to work as a maid.

main m-ain (Verb) to maim or cripple.

mali mal-i One of the gardener class in India.

malm mal-m A calcareous loam used in making brick.

mama m-ama

mam-a

mams mam-s

mana m-ana An impersonal supernatural force.

man-a

mane m-ane

man-e

mang man-g (Arch.) to speak or talk.

mano man-o A stone roller used in Mexico etc. for grinding maize.

mans man-s

many m-any

man-y

mara mar-a The so-called Patagonian hare.

mare m-are A sea on the moon. Pl. MARIA.

mar-e

marg mar-g (Abbrev. of) margarine.

marl mar-l A mixture of clays, carbonates and ground-up shells.

masa mas-a In Mexican cooking, a dough made from masa harina.

mase mas-e To act as a MASER, a device used to amplify long-range radar

mash m-ash

mas-h

mast mas-t (Verb) to supply with a mast.

masu mas-u A Japanese salmon.

mate m-ate

mat-e

math mat-h

mats mat-s

maty mat-y

mawk maw-k (Obs.) a maggot.

mawr maw-r (Dial.) a girl, especially a great awkward girl. Also MOR.

maws maw-s (3rd.) MAW, to mow.

maxi max-i A maxi garment.

maya may-a In Buddhist philosophy, the power to produce illusions.

mayo may-o (Abbrev. of) mayonnaise.

mean m-ean

meat m-eat

mela mel-a In the Indian subcontinent, a Hindu festival or fair.

meme m-eme In biology, a practice or belief passed on other than by genetics

mem-e

memo mem-o

mene m-ene (Shakesp.) to lament, moan.

men-e

meno men-o Less.

ment men-t (Pt.) MENG, to mix.

menu men-u

mere m-ere 1. a body of water. 2. a boundary; (verb) to mark off.

mesa mes-a A flat-topped hill.

mese mes-e In Greek music, the middle string of the lyre; its note.

mesh mes-h

meta m-eta Re atomic positions in benzene ring.

met-a

mete met-e

mets met-s (Pl.) MET, meteorology.

mhos m-hos (Pl.) MHO, a unit of electrical resistance.

mho-s

midi mid-i A skirt or coat that extends to the middle of the calf.

mise mis-e The issue in a writ of right.

miso m-iso A paste, used in flavouring, prepared from soya beans.

mis-o

miss mis-s

mist mis-t

mnas m-nas (Pl.) MNA, a Greek unit of weight or money.

mna-s

mode m-ode

mod-e

modi mod-i (Pl.) MODUS, the terms of a conveyance.

moes m-oes (Pl.) MOE, more.

moe-s

moit moi-t (Dial.) = MOTE, a foreign particle in wool.

mome mom-e (Shakesp.) a stupid person.

momi mom-i (Pl.) MOMUS, a carping person.

mona mon-a A kind of West African monkey.

mong mon-g (Dial.) a throng or crowd; a mixture.

monk mon-k

mono mon-o The black howler monkey of Central America.

mony mon-y (Scots) many.

mood moo-d

mooi moo-i (S.Afr.) fine.

mook moo-k A book produced in magazine format.

mool moo-l (Scots) mould.

moon m-oon

moo-n

moop m-oop (Scots) to nibble, munch. Also MOUP.

moo-p

moor m-oor

moo-r

moos m-oos (3rd.) MOO.

moo-s

mope m-ope

mop-e

mopy mop-y Moping. Also MOPEY.

more m-ore

mor-e

morn mor-n

mosk mos-k An Islamic temple. Also MOSQUE.

moss mos-s

most mos-t

moue mou-e A pout.

moup m-oup (Scots) to nibble, munch. Also MOOP.

mou-p

mous mou-s (Pl.) MOU, mouth.

mowa mow-a A kind of butter-tree with edible flowers. Also MOWRA, MAHUA.

mows mow-s

moya moy-a Volcanic mud.

moyl moy-l (Obs.) a mule. Also MOYLE.

mugg mug-g To make funny faces.

mumm m-umm To sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask.

mum-m

mums mum-s

mumu mum-u A long loose dress. Also MUUMUU.

munt mun-t (Derog.) a black African. Also MUNTU.

mure m-ure To wall up the doors of; to stop (up) the means of access to

mush mus-h

musk mus-k (Verb) to perfume with musk.

muso mus-o (Sl.) a musician.

muss mus-s A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down.

must mus-t

mute m-ute

mut-e

muti mut-i (S. Afr.) a traditional medicine, associated with witch-doctor.

mutt mut-t (US) a blockhead; a dog.

nabe nab-e A neighbourhood movie theatre.

nabk nab-k A tree, the Christ's-thorn. Also NEBBUK, NEBEK, NEBECK.

nags nag-s

nain n-ain (Scots) own.

nala n-ala A ravine, a watercourse. Also NULLAH, NALLA, NALLAH, NULLA.

name nam-e

nams nam-s (Pl.) NAM, distraint.

nana n-ana (Aus. sl.) an idiot, a fool.

nan-a

nans nan-s (Pl.) NAN, a kind of Indian lightly leavened bread.

nare n-are A nostril, esp. a hawk's. Latin naris, nostril.

nats nat-s (Pl.) NAT, a nationalist.

near n-ear

neat n-eat

neds ned-s (Pl.) NED, young hooligan.

need nee-d

neem nee-m An East Indian tree. Also NEEMB, NIM, NIMB.

neep nee-p (Scots) a turnip.

nene n-ene A Hawaiian goose.

nest n-est

nete net-e The highest note of a lyre.

nets net-s

nett net-t

nide n-ide A pheasant's nest or brood; (verb) to nest. Also NID.

nid-e

node n-ode

nod-e

nodi nod-i (Pl.) NODUS, a knotty point, difficulty.

noes n-oes (Pl.) NO.

noma nom-a An ulceration of the cheek.

nome nom-e A province or department esp. in Egypt or Greece.

nona non-a A virus disease.

none n-one

non-e

nong non-g (Aust. sl.) a fool, an idot.

nook noo-k

noon n-oon (Verb) to rest at noon.

noo-n

noop n-oop (Scots) a knob, tip of the elbow.

noo-p

nope n-ope (Coll.) no.

nori nor-i A kind of seaweed, used as a foodstuff in Japan.

nork nor-k (Aust. sl.) a woman's breast.

norm nor-m

nosh nos-h (Sl.) food; (verb) to eat.

nosy nos-y (Noun) a nosy person.

noup n-oup (Shetland) a crag, a steep headland.

nout n-out = NOWT, nothing.

nows now-s (Pl.) NOW.

nowy now-y Having a convex curvature near the middle.

nurl nur-l To cut with reeding or fluting on the edge of, as coins.

nurr nur-r A knob or knot in wood. Also KNURR, KNUR, NUR.

nurs nur-s (Pl.) NUR, a knob or knot in wood.

nyed nye-d (Pt.) NIE, to draw nigh.

nyes n-yes (3rd.) NYE, to nigh.

nye-s

obas o-bas (Pl.) OBA, a West African chief.

oba-s

obes obe-s (Pl.) OBE, West Indian witchcraft.

obia obi-a West Indian witchcraft. Also OBI, OBEAH.

obis o-bis (Pl.) OBI, a Japanese sash.

obi-s

obit o-bit A religious office for a dead person.

obi-t

oboe obo-e

obol obo-l A Greek coin.

obos o-bos (Pl.) OBO, a vessel for carrying oil or bulk ore.

obo-s

oche o-che The throwing line in darts.

och-e

odal o-dal (Orkneys) allodial, without feudal superior.

oda-l

odas o-das (Pl.) ODA, a room in a harem.

oda-s

odea ode-a (Pl.) ODEUM, a building for artistic performances.

odes ode-s

odor o-dor Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

ofay o-fay (US negro slang) a white person.

ohms ohm-s (Pl.) OHM, a unit of electrical resistance.

ohos o-hos (Pl.) OHO, an interjection expressing knowingness.

oho-s

okas o-kas (Pl.) OKA, a Turkish weight.

oka-s

okay o-kay (Verb) to approve, pass as OK.

oka-y

olid o-lid Rank-smelling.

omen o-men (Verb) to portend.

oner one-r One of its kind.

ones one-s

onus o-nus

oofs oof-s (Pl.) OOF, money.

oont oon-t (Sl.) camel.

oosy oos-y (Scots) oozy.

opah o-pah A large rare fish of deep ocean waters, Lampris guttatus.

opal o-pal

oped o-ped (Pt.) OPE, to open.

ope-d

open o-pen

ope-n

opes o-pes (Arch.) = OPENS.

ope-s

ores o-res

ore-s

ouph oup-h (Shakesp.) an oaf. Also OUPHE.

ours our-s

owed o-wed

owe-d

ower owe-r

owes owe-s

oyer oye-r A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc.

oyes o-yes The call of a public crier for attention.

oye-s

oyez oye-z The call of a public crier for attention.

padi pad-i A rice field. Also PADDY.

paid p-aid

pain p-ain

pais p-ais (Arch.) the people from whom a jury is drawn.

palm pal-m

paly pal-y Divided by vertical lines.

pams pam-s (Pl.) PAM, the knave of clubs.

pane p-ane (Verb) to insert panes into.

pan-e

pang pan-g (Verb) to inflict a pang on.

pans pan-s

para par-a A small Turkish coin.

pare p-are

par-e

parp par-p To sound a car horn; to toot.

parr par-r A young salmon, during its freshwater days (first two years).

pase pas-e A movement of a matador's cap.

pash p-ash (Shakesp.) to strike violently, to bruise, crush.

pas-h

past pas-t

pate p-ate The top of the head, usually a bald head.

pat-e

path pat-h (Verb) (Shakesp.) to go.

pats pat-s

paty pat-y Having expanded crossed arms.

pawk paw-k A small lobster.

paws paw-s

peag pea-g Wampum; beads used as money. Also PEAGE.

peak pea-k

peal pea-l

pean p-ean (Her.) a fur resembling ermine but having gold markings.

pea-n

pear p-ear

pea-r

peas p-eas

pea-s

peat p-eat Vegetable matter partly decomposed in wet acid conditions.

pea-t

peds ped-s (Pl.) PED, pedestrian.

peed pee-d

peel p-eel A baker's shovel-like tool for pulling bread out of oven.

pee-l

peen p-een The end of a hammer head opposite to the face.

pee-n

peep pee-p

peer pee-r

pees pee-s

pene p-ene The end of a hammer head opposite to the face.

pen-e

peni pen-i (Spenser) penny. Also PENIE.

penk pen-k A minnow.

pent pen-t (Noun) a penthouse; a sloping or overhanging roof.

pere p-ere (Spenser) peer.

per-e

peri per-i An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy.

perm per-m

pert per-t (Noun) programme evaluation and review technique.

perv per-v (Abbrev. of) pervert. Also PERVE.

peso pes-o A Spanish dollar.

pest p-est

pes-t

pets pet-s

phat p-hat Susceptible of easy and rapid typesetting.

phis p-his (Pl.) PHI, a Greek letter.

phi-s

phiz phi-z (Coll.) physiognomy, face.

phoh p-hoh An expression of disgust. Also FOH.

pho-h

phon p-hon A unit of loudness of sound as heard by listeners.

pho-n

phos p-hos (Pl.) PHO, = FOH, an expression of disgust.

pho-s

pina pin-a (Obs.) pineapple; also, a fine cloth woven of pineapple fibre.

pine pin-e

ping pin-g

pint pin-t

piny pin-y Having e.g. the fragrance of pine; (noun) peony.

pion p-ion A pi-meson.

pise pis-e A species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between.

pish p-ish An exclamation of contempt; (verb) to make such an exclamation.

pis-h

piso p-iso A Philippines monetary unit.

pis-o

piss pis-s

pita p-ita The fibre of various species of bromelia.

pit-a

pith pit-h

pity pit-y

plat p-lat To form by interweaving; to braid; to plait.

play p-lay

plod p-lod

plop p-lop

plow p-low = PLOUGH.

ploy p-loy (Verb) to move from a line into column.

pois poi-s (Pl.) POI, fermented TARO.

pome pom-e Any fruit of the apple family e.g. apple, quince.

pomp pom-p

pone p-one The card player on the dealer's right.

pood poo-d A Russian weight, equal to forty Russian pounds.

poof p-oof An effeminate person, a homosexual.

poo-f

pooh p-ooh (Verb) to express contempt for.

poo-h

pook poo-k To pluck, pinch.

pool poo-l

poon p-oon An E. Indian tree.

poo-n

poop p-oop Enclosed structure at stern of ship above main deck.

poo-p

poor p-oor

poo-r

poos p-oos (Pl.) POO.

poo-s

pope p-ope A small freshwater fish, aka RUFFE.

pop-e

pore p-ore Any opening into or through a tissue or body structure.

posh pos-h (Verb) to polish up.

poss pos-s To agitate clothes in washing them; to push; to dash.

post pos-t

posy pos-y

pour p-our

pout p-out

pows pow-s (Pl.) POW, head.

pree p-ree (Scots) to make a trial of, esp. by tasting or kissing.

pre-e

prex p-rex (US college slang) the president of a college. Also PREXY.

pre-x

psis p-sis (Pl.) PSI, a Greek letter.

psi-s

pure p-ure (Verb) to cleanse or refine; to treat with pure (dog faeces)

pur-e

pyes p-yes (Pl.) PYE, a book of church rules for determining the order

pye-s

pyet p-yet (Scots) a magpie. Also PYAT, PIET, PYOT.

pye-t

qaid q-aid A N. African chief. Also KAID.

raid r-aid

rai-d

rain r-ain

rai-n

rais r-ais (Pl.) RAI, a modern North African form of popular music.

rai-s

rait r-ait To soak flax. Also RET.

rai-t

rami r-ami Rhea or China grass, a plant of the nettle family. Also RAME

ram-i

rana r-ana A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs.

ran-a

rare r-are (Verb) to be enthusiastic, as in 'raring to go'.

rash r-ash (Verb) (obs.) to dash, rush.

ras-h

rate r-ate

rat-e

rean r-ean A drainage ditch. Also REEN, RHINE, RHYNE.

rear r-ear

redd red-d (Scots) to put in order.

rede red-e (Arch.) to advise or counsel.

redo red-o (Noun) a repetition; a repeated action, deed or activity.

reds red-s

reed ree-d

reef ree-f (Verb) to reduce the area of a sail by rolling or folding.

reel r-eel Lively dance of the Scottish Highlands.

ree-l

reen r-een A drainage channel. Also REAN, RHINE, RHYNE.

ree-n

rees ree-s (Pl.) REE, a female RUFF (same as REEVE).

rent ren-t

reny ren-y To renounce, abjure. Also RENAY, RENEY.

resh res-h A Hebrew letter.

rest r-est

res-t

rete ret-e A network, esp. of blood-vessels or nerves. Pl. RETES or RET

rets ret-s (3rd.) RET, to soak or expose to moisture (flax, hemp, etc.)

rhos r-hos (Pl.) RHO, a letter of the Greek alphabet.

rho-s

ride r-ide

rid-e

robe r-obe

rob-e

rode r-ode

rod-e

roes r-oes

roe-s

rone r-one (Scots) a roof-gutter. Also RHONE, ROAN.

roof r-oof

roo-f

room r-oom

roo-m

roon r-oon (Scots) a strip of cloth, a selvage. Also RUND.

roo-n

roop r-oop (Scots) to make a hoarse sound.

roo-p

roos r-oos (Pl.) ROO, kangaroo.

roo-s

rope r-ope

rore r-ore (Shakesp.) a roar.

roup r-oup 1. (Scots) a sale by auction; to sell by auction.

2. a dise

rout r-out

ryes r-yes (Pl.) RYE, a cereal grass.

rye-s

sago s-ago A nutritive cereal derived from the pith of the sago palm.

sag-o

said s-aid (Noun) a descendant of Mohammed's daughter Fatima. Also SAYYID.

sai-d

sain s-ain To make the sign of the cross over.

sai-n

sais s-ais (Pl.) SAI, the capuchin monkey.

sai-s

sama s-ama (Japanese) a title given to an exalted person.

sam-a

sane s-ane (Verb) to bless. Also SAIN.

san-e

sash s-ash (Verb) to dress or adorn with a sash.

sate s-ate

sat-e

sean s-ean A kind of net; to fish with such a net. Also SEINE.

sea-n

sear s-ear (Shakesp.) scorched, withered.

sea-r

seas s-eas

sea-s

seat s-eat

sea-t

seel s-eel To stitch up a hawk's eyes. Also SELE.

see-l

seen s-een

see-n

seme s-eme 1. (Her.) strewn or scattered with small bearings. Also SEME

sene s-ene A monetary unit of Western Samoa. Pl. SENE: no -S hook!

sen-e

sere s-ere 1. scorched, withered; (verb) to dry up, wither.

2. sequenc

ser-e

seta s-eta A bristle; any bristle-like organ. Pl. SETAE.

set-a

shad s-had A deep-bodied herring-like marine fish, spawning in rivers.

sha-d

shag s-hag The cormorant; also, a dance where participants hop.

sha-g

shah s-hah (A title of) the monarch of Iran (Persia).

sha-h

sham s-ham

sha-m

shan s-han (Obs. criminal sl.) a base or counterfeit coin. Also SHAND.

sha-n

shat s-hat (Pt.) SHIT.

sha-t

shaw s-haw (Verb) to show.

sha-w

shay s-hay A chaise.

sha-y

shea she-a An African sapotaceous tree, from the seeds of which a subst

shed she-d (Verb) to house in a shed.

shes s-hes (Pl.) SHE.

she-s

shet s-het (Dial.) to shut.

she-t

shin s-hin

shit s-hit

shod s-hod

shoe s-hoe

shoo s-hoo

shop s-hop

show s-how

side s-ide

sind sin-d (Scots) to rinse, wash out. Also SYND.

sine sin-e 1. (Lat.) without. 2. (Scots) to rinse, wash out.

sing sin-g

sinh sin-h A hyperbolic function of an angle.

siss sis-s = SIS, a contracted form of sister.

sist sis-t To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend.

site sit-e

sith sit-h (Arch.) since.

skas s-kas (Pl.) SKA, Jamaican music similar to reggae.

ska-s

skat s-kat A card game for three persons, resembling solo whist.

ska-t

skaw s-kaw A low cape or headland. Also SCAW.

ska-w

slab s-lab

slag s-lag

slam s-lam

slat s-lat (Verb) to strike, beat.

slaw s-law Cabbage salad.

slay s-lay

slid s-lid

slit s-lit

slob s-lob

slop s-lop

slow s-low

smug s-mug (Verb) to seize without ceremony.

smut s-mut (Verb) to soil, make smutty.

snab s-nab (Scots) a cobbler; a shoemaker's apprentice.

snag s-nag

snaw s-naw (Dial.) to snow.

sned s-ned To cut, lop.

snee s-nee (Obs.) to cut.

snob s-nob

snod s-nod (Shakesp.) smooth, neat; (verb) to trim, tidy.

snow s-now

snye s-nye A natural channel bypassing rapids or body of river. Also SNY.

sny-e

soda s-oda

sod-a

soho s-oho A huntsman's halloo.

soh-o

sone s-one A unit of loudness.

son-e

song son-g

soom s-oom (Scots) to swim.

soon s-oon

soop s-oop (Scots) to sweep.

soph sop-h (Abbrev. of) SOPHOMORE.

sore s-ore (Verb) to make sore.

soss sos-s To fall at once into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.

soul sou-l

soum sou-m (Scots) the proportion of sheep or cattle suitable for any pasture.

soup s-oup

sou-p

sour s-our

sou-r

sous sou-s (Pl.) SOU, a low-value French coin.

sout s-out (Spenser) soot.

sou-t

sowf sow-f (Scots) to whistle or hum softly. Also SOWFF, SOWTH.

sowm sow-m (Scots) the proportion of sheep or cattle suitable for any pasture.

sowp sow-p (Scots) a spoonful, a sip.

sows sow-s

soya soy-a

spam s-pam To send out electronic junk mail.

spa-m

span s-pan

spa-n

spar s-par

spa-r

spas s-pas (Pl.) SPA.

spa-s

spat s-pat

spa-t

spaw s-paw (Obs.) a spa.

spa-w

spay s-pay To remove the ovaries from (a female animal).

spa-y

sped s-ped

spet s-pet To spit; to throw out. Pt. SPAT.

spin s-pin

spit s-pit A sandy bar built out from the land into a body of water.

stab s-tab

stag s-tag To deal as a stag (on the stock-market).

star s-tar

stat s-tat (Abbrev. of) statistic.

staw s-taw (Scots) to stall; also, pt. of STEAL.

stay s-tay

sted s-ted (Spenser) stead. Also STEDD.

sten s-ten 1. a small lightweight machine gun. 2. to stride vigorously

stet s-tet To restore after marking for deletion.

stop s-top

stow s-tow

sure s-ure (Verb) to provide with sewers.

sur-e

swee s-wee To sway, swing.

swop s-wop

syen s-yen (Shakesp.) scion. Also SIEN.

sye-n

syes s-yes (3rd.) SYE, to sieve.

sye-s

tabi tab-i A kind of sock worn with Japanese sandals.

tabu tab-u = TABOO.

taed tae-d (Scots) toed.

tael tae-l A denomination of money, in China.

taes tae-s (Pl.) TAE, toe.

tags tag-s

taha t-aha A S. African weaver-bird.

tain t-ain Paper-thin tin plate.

tai-n

tais t-ais (Pl.) TAI, a sea-bream.

tai-s

tait t-ait (Scots) a small portion, a pinch. Also TATE.

tai-t

tala t-ala A traditional rhythmic pattern in Indian music.

tame tam-e To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide

tams tam-s (Pl.) TAM, a cap with a broad flat top.

tana t-ana An Indian police station. Also TANNA, TANNAH, THANNA, THANNAH.

tan-a

tane t-ane (Spenser) taken.

tan-e

tang tan-g To ring; to twang.

tanh tan-h (Abbrev. of) hyperbolic tangent.

tank tan-k

tans tan-s

tara tar-a A variety of bracken found in New Zealand and Tasmania.

tare t-are Vetch (a climbing plant with pinnate leaves and purplish flowers.

tar-e

tarn tar-n A lake in the bedrock basin of a CIRQUE.

taro tar-o A kind of yam.

tarp tar-p (Sl.) tarpaulin.

tash t-ash 1. a moustache. 2. (Scots) to soil, blemish.

tas-h

tate t-ate (Scots) a small portion, a pinch. Also TAIT.

tat-e

tath tat-h Cattle dung; coarse tufted grass that grows where cattle dun

tats tat-s (3rd.) TAT, to make by TATTING, a knotted lace edging.

tatu tat-u = TATTOO, in sense of skin marking.

taws taw-s Thong used for punishment.

tawt taw-t (Scots) to mat, tangle. Also TAUT.

taxa tax-a (Pl.) TAXON, a taxonomical unit of classification.

taxi tax-i Of an aeroplane, to run along the ground.

tead tea-d (Spenser) a torch. Also TEADE.

teak tea-k

teal tea-l

team tea-m

tear t-ear

tea-r

teas t-eas

tea-s

teat t-eat

tea-t

teds ted-s (3rd.) TED, to spread out grass for drying.

tedy ted-y (Scott) tedious.

teed tee-d

teel t-eel The sesame plant. Also TIL.

tee-l

teem tee-m

teen t-een Injury, pain; (verb) to injure. Also TENE, TEENE.

tee-n

teer tee-r To daub, plaster.

tees tee-s

tela tel-a A web-like structure. Pl. TELAE.

tele tel-e (Abbrev. of) television. Also TELLY.

teme t-eme (Obs.) team.

tene t-ene (Arch.) injury, pain. Also TEEN, TEENE.

ten-e

tent ten-t Small roll of gauze placed in a wound to keep it open.

test t-est

tes-t

tete tet-e A kind of wig; false hair.

tets tet-s (Pl.) TET, a Hebrew letter.

thae t-hae (Scots) these.

than t-han

that t-hat

thaw t-haw

them t-hem

the-m

then t-hen (Noun) that time.

the-n

thin t-hin

this t-his

thon t-hon (Scots) yon.

tho-n

tide t-ide

tid-e

tidy tid-y

tind tin-d (Dial.) to kindle. Cf. TEIND, TEEND.

tine tin-e (Scots) to lose, be lost.

ting tin-g

tint tin-t

tiny tin-y

tite tit-e (Obs.) promptly, at once. Also TYTE.

titi tit-i A kind of monkey.

tody tod-y A small West Indian insectivorous bird.

toea toe-a A monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, 1/100 of a KINA.

toed toe-d

toes t-oes

toe-s

toey toe-y (Aus. sl.) nervous, edgy.

toho t-oho A call to pointers or setters to stop.

tomb tom-b (Verb) to entomb, bury.

tome tom-e

tone t-one

ton-e

tong ton-g To hold, manipulate, use tongs.

tonk ton-k To hit e.g. a cricket-ball into the air; (Aust. slang) a penis.

tony ton-y 1. (obs.) a simpleton. 2. high-toned. Also TONEY.

took too-k

tool too-l

toom t-oom (Scots) empty; (noun) a rubbish-tip; (verb) to empty.

too-m

toon t-oon An Indian tree of the mahogany family.

too-n

tope t-ope 1. a kind of shark. 2. to drink.

top-e

toph top-h A rock made of fine volcanic detritus. Also TUFA, CALCTUFA,

topi top-i A tropical pith helmet. Also TOPEE.

tore t-ore Surface described by rotation of conic section about a line.

tor-e

tori tor-i (Pl.) TORUS, a doughnut shape.

torn tor-n

toro tor-o (Spanish) a bull.

torr tor-r A unit of pressure equal to 1/760 of standard atmospheric presure.

tory tor-y A member of the Conervative party.

tour t-our

tout t-out

tows tow-s

towy tow-y Pertaining to TOW, prepared fibres of flax, hemp etc.

toyo toy-o A smooth straw for making hats.

tree t-ree

tref t-ref In the Jewish religion, forbidden as food, not kosher.

tres t-res (Fr.) very.

tret t-ret An allowance to purchasers of 4lb on every 104 lb for waste.

twee t-wee Affectedly cute or quaint; overly precious or nice.

twos t-wos

two-s

tyes t-yes (Pl.) TYE, to wash ore in a TYE.

tye-s

udal u-dal (Orkneys) allodial, without feudal superior. Also ODAL.

udos u-dos (Pl.) UDO, a kind of Japanese ARALIA.

udo-s

upas u-pas A tree with a poisonous drip.

upon upo-n

urea ure-a A very soluble crystalline body found in urine.

ures u-res (Pl.) URE, an extinct wild ox.

ure-s

utas u-tas The seventh day after a festival.

uta-s

utes u-tes (Pl.) UTE, a utility vehicle.

ute-s

utis u-tis (Shakesp.) riotous merriment.

vain v-ain

vane v-ane

van-e

vare v-are A wand of authority.

var-e

vest v-est

vide v-ide (Latin) see.

vid-e

vita v-ita (Lat.) life.

voes v-oes (Pl.) VOE, a bay or creek.

voe-s

waid w-aid (Obs.) weighed.

wain w-ain A farm wagon; (verb, obs.) to carry, convey.

wait w-ait

wane w-ane

wan-e

wany w-any Waning. Also WANEY.

wan-y

ware w-are (Verb) to beware of.

war-e

wash w-ash

was-h

wate w-ate (Scots) 3rd pers. of WIT, to know.

wat-e

wawe w-awe (Spenser) a wave. Cf. WAW.

waw-e

wean w-ean

wear w-ear To turn a ship's stern to windward to alter its course.

weds wed-s

weed wee-d

weel w-eel A whirlpool; a fish-trap. Also WEIL, WIEL.

wee-l

weem wee-m (Scots) a subterranean dwelling.

ween w-een To think; to imagine; to fancy.

wee-n

weep wee-p

weer wee-r (Comp.) WEE, small.

wees wee-s

weet wee-t To know. Also WEET, WEETE, WYTE.

wemb wem-b (Obs.) womb.

went wen-t (Noun) (Spenser) a path, a journey.

were w-ere

west w-est (Verb) to move towards the west.

weta w-eta A large New Zealand grasshopper.

wet-a

wets wet-s

wexe wex-e (Obs.) = WEX, waxed, grew.

wham w-ham

wha-m

what w-hat

wha-t

when w-hen

whet w-het

whid w-hid (Scots) a brisk movement; a lie; (verb) to lie.

whin w-hin Gorse; furze.

whit w-hit

whop w-hop

who-p

whow w-how (Scots) interjection expressing deploration.

who-w

wide w-ide

wish w-ish

wis-h

woes w-oes

woe-s

wonk won-k A nerd.

wont won-t To be accustomed to.

wood woo-d (Verb) to cover with woods or trees.

woof w-oof (Verb) to bark.

woo-f

wool woo-l

woon w-oon (Spenser) to dwell. Cf. WON.

woo-n

woos w-oos

woo-s

wore w-ore

wost wos-t (Arch.) 2nd. pers. sing. pres. of WIT, to know.

wowf wow-f (Scots) crazy.

wows wow-s

wren w-ren

wyes w-yes (Pl.) WYE, the letter Y, or anything shaped like it.

wye-s

yams yam-s

yare y-are (Arch.) lively; manoeuvrable. Also YAR.

yar-e

yarn yar-n A material.

yarr yar-r The corn spurrey.

yate y-ate (Spenser) a gate.

yawp yaw-p To cry hoarsely or harshly. Also YAUP.

yaws yaw-s A contagious skin disease resembling syphilis.

yawy yaw-y Pertaining to YAWS.

ybet y-bet (Obs.) pt. of BEAT.

yead yea-d (Spenser) to go, proceed. Also YEED, YEDE.

yeah yea-h

yean y-ean Esp. of a sheep, to bring forth young. Also EAN.

yea-n

year y-ear

yea-r

yeas y-eas

yea-s

yesk yes-k (Scots) to hiccup or belch. Also YEX.

yest y-est (Obs.) yeast.

yes-t

yeti yet-i The Abominable Snowman.

yett yet-t (Scots) a gate, door.

ygoe y-goe (Spenser) pt. GO.

ygo-e

yode y-ode (Obs.) went; walked; proceeded.

yod-e

yodh yod-h A Hebrew letter.

yomp yom-p To march with heavy equipment over difficult terrain.

yond yon-d

yoni yon-i (Hindu) a representation of the female genitals.

yont yon-t Yon.

yoof y-oof (Derog.) youth, young people.

yoop y-oop An interjection representing a sobbing sound.

yore y-ore Long ago; (noun) a long time ago.

your y-our

you-r

yowe y-owe (Scots) ewe.

yow-e

yows yow-s (Pl.) YOW, a ewe.

yuga yug-a One of the four Hindu ages of the world. Also YUG.

zags zag-s

zany z-any (Verb) to play the zany to.

zeas z-eas (Pl.) ZEA, part of a cereal plant, once used as a diuretic.

zea-s

zest z-est (Verb) to give zest to.

zeta z-eta A Greek letter.

zhos z-hos (Pl.) ZHO, a kind of yak.

zho-s

zobo z-obo A kind of yak. Also ZHO, DZO, ZO, JOMO, DSOBO, DSO, ZOBU.

zone z-one (Verb) to divide into zones.

zoom z-oom

zoo-m

zoon z-oon An animal which is the sole product of a single egg, as oppo

zoo-n

zoos z-oos

zoo-s

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