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ilot 194

ilot \i-lat\ eyelet, islet, Pilate, pilot, im2 \em\ see earn1
stylet I'm \Im\ see ime1

copilot ima \e-ma\ see ema
autopilot, Pontius Pilate
imable M-ma-balX climable
ils \ils\ fils, grilse, Nils sublimable, unclimbable

ilse \ils\ see ils imace \im-as\ grimace, tzimmes

ilt \ilt\ built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, image \im-ij\ image, scrimmage
lilt, milt, quilt, silt, stilt, tilt, wilt self-image
afterimage
atilt, bloodguilt, Brunhild,
homebuilt, inbuilt, rebuilt, unbuilt, iman Xe-marA see emon1
uptilt
imate \i-mat\ climate, primate
carvel-built, clinker-built, custom- acclimate
built, purpose-built
imb1 \im\ see im1
ilter \il-tar\ filter, kilter, milter, imb2 \im\ see ime1
philter
imba \im-ba\ limba
off-kilter kalimba, marimba

Mth \ilth\ filth, spilth, tilth imbable M-ma-balX see imable

iltie \il-te\ see ilty imbal \im-bal\ see imble

Mton \ilt-3n\ Hilton, Milton, Stilton, imbale Xim-balX see imble
Wilton
imbed \imd\ limbed, rimmed
ilty \il-te\ guilty, kiltie, milty, silty clean-limbed
bloodguilty —also -edforms of verbs listed at

ilum M-bmX filum, hilum, phylum, im1
whilom, xylem imber1 \im-bar\ limber, timber

asylum sawtimber, unlimber
imber2 M-marX see imer1
ilus \i-las\ eyeless, pilus, stylus,
tieless imble \im-bal\ cymbal, gimbal,
nimble, symbol, thimble, timbal,
ily1 \i-le\ seeyly timbale, wimble

ily2 \il-e\ see illy1 imbo \im-bo\ bimbo, limbo
akimbo
im1 \im\ bream, brim, dim, glim, gumbo-limbo
grim, Grimm, gym, him, hymn, Jim,
Kim, limb, limn, mim, nim, prim, rim, imbral \am-brsl\ see ambrel
scrim, shim, skim, slim, swim, Tim, imbre \am-bar\ see ambar2
trim, vim, whim
imbrel \im-br3l\ timbrel, whimbrel
bedim, dislimn, forelimb, passim,
prelim, Purim, Sikkim, slim-jim, snap- imbus Xim-bssX limbus, nimbus
brim ime1 \Im\ chime, climb, clime,
crime, dime, disme, grime, I'm, lime,
acronym, anonym, antonym,
eponym, homonym, metonym,
paradigm, paronym, pseudonym,
seraphim, synonym, tautonym,
toponym, underbrim

ad interim, heteronym

195 imitz

mime, prime, rhyme, rime, slime, imes2 \em\ see earn1
stime, thyme, time
imeter \im-3t-ar\ dimeter, limiter,
airtime, all-time, bedtime, begrime, scimitar, trimeter
big time, birdlime, daytime,
downtime, dreamtime, enzyme, altimeter, delimiter, perimeter,
flextime, foretime, halftime, lifetime, tachymeter
longtime, lunchtime, Mannheim,
Maytime, mealtime, meantime, imetry \im-3-tre\ symmetry
nighttime, noontime, old-time, gravimetry
onetime, part-time, pastime, polarimetry, sypersymmetry
peacetime, playtime, quicklime,
ragtime, schooltime, seedtime, small- imian \im-e-an\ Simeon, simian
time, sometime, space-time, Endymion, prosimian
springtime, sublime, teatime, two-
time, uptime, wartime imic \im-ik\ see ymic2

aftertime, Anaheim, anytime, imical \im-i-kal\ inimical,
beforetime, Christmastime, metonymical, synonymical,
dinnertime, double-time, harvesttime,
Jotunheim, lysozyme, maritime, toponymical
monorhyme, overtime, pantomime,
paradigm, summertime, wintertime imicry \im-i-kre\ gimmickry,
mimicry
nickel-and-dime
imilar \im-3-l9r\ similar
ime2 \em\ see earn1 dissimilar

imel \im-9l\ gimel, gimmal, kiimmel imile \im-9-le\ simile, swimmily
facsimile
imeless \Im-las\ rhymeless, timeless
iminal1 \im-9n-3l\ criminal, liminal
imely \Im-le\ primely, timely subliminal
untimely supraliminal

imen M-manX flyman, hymen, iminal2 \im-n9l\ see ymnal
Hymen, limen, Lyman, Simon
iminy \im-9-ne\ see imony
imeon \im-e-9n\ see imian
imis \I-mas\ primus, thymus,
imeous M-mssX see imis timeous

imer1 M-marX chimer, climber, imprimis, untimeous
dimer, mimer, primer, rhymer, timer,
trimer imitable \im-at-3-b3l\ imitable
illimitable, inimitable
full-timer, old-timer, small-timer,
sublimer, two-timer imitar \im-9t-9r\ see imeter

wisenheimer imiter \im-9t-9r\ see imeter

imer2 \im-3r\ see immer imits \im-its\ limits, Nimitz

imerick \im-rik\ see ymric imity \im-9t-e\ dimity
proximity, sublimity
imes1 \Imz\ times anonymity, equanimity, longanimity,
betimes, daytimes, sometimes
betweentimes, oftentimes magnanimity, pseudonymity,
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns, synonymity, unanimity

and -s forms of verbs, listed at ime pusillanimity

imitz \im-its\ see imits

imm 196

imm \im\ see im1 imple \im-pal\ dimple, pimple,
simple, wimple
immable \im-a-b9l\ dimmable,
swimmable oversimple

immage \im-ij\ see image imply \im-ple\ dimply, limply,
pimply, simply
immal \im-3l\ see imel
impy \im-pe\ crimpy, gimpy,
imme \i-me\ see immy scrimpy, shrimpy, skimpy, wimpy

immed \imd\ see imbed imsy \im-ze\ flimsy, slimsy, whimsy

immer \im-3r\ brimmer, dimmer, imulus \im-ya-tas\ limulus, stimulus
glimmer, krimmer, limmer, limner,
primer, shimmer, simmer, skimmer, imus M-masX see imis
slimmer, swimmer, trimmer
imy \I-me\ grimy, limey, limy, rimy,
—also -erforms of adjectives listed slimy, stymie, thymy
at im1
old-timey
immes \im-as\ see imace
immick \im-ik\ see ymic2 in1 \in\ been, bin, blin, chin, din, fin,
Finn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin,
immickry \im-i-kre\ see imicry linn, Lynn, Lynne, pin, shin, Shin, sin,
skin, spin, thin, tin, twin, whin, win,
immily \im-9-le\ see imile wyn, yin, zin

immy \im-e\ gimme, jimmy, limby, again, agin, akin, all-in, backspin,
shimmy, swimmy bearskin, begin, Benin, Berlin,
imn \im\ see im1 Boleyn, bowfin, break-in, buckskin,
built-in, burn-in, calfskin, capeskin,
imner \im-ar\ see immer cave-in, chagrin, check-in, Chongjin,
close-in, clothespin, coonskin,
imo \e-mo\ primo Corinne, crankpin, cut-in, deerskin,
sentimo doeskin, drive-in, drop-in, duckpin,
dustbin, fade-in, fill-in, foreskin,
imon Xi-msnX see imen goatskin, Guilin, hairpin, Harbin, has-
been, headpin, herein, Jilin, Kerin,
imony \im-a-ne\ simony kidskin, kingpin, lambskin, lead-in,
niminy-piminy lie-in, linchpin, live-in, lived-in, lobe-
fin, locked-in, look-in, love-in,
imothy \im-3-the\ timothy, Timothy moleskin, munchkin, Nankin, ninepin,
polymathy no-win, oilskin, Pekin, phone-in,
pigskin, pinyin, plug-in, pushpin, ruin,
imp \imp\ blimp, chimp, crimp, run-in, saimin, scarfpin, scarfskin,
gimp, guimpe, imp, limp, pimp, sealskin, set-in, sharkskin, sheepskin,
primp, scrimp, shrimp, simp, skimp, shoo-in, shut-in, sidespin, sit-in, sleep-
wimp in, snakeskin, stand-in, step-in,
stickpin, swanskin, tailspin, take-in,
impe \imp\ see imp tap-in, teach-in, tenpin, therein,
tholepin, threadfin, throw-in, tie-in,
imper \im-par\ limper, shrimper, tiepin, tip-in, toe-in, trade-in, tuned-in,
simper, whimper turn-in, unpin, walk-in, weigh-in,
wherein, wineskin, within, woolskin,
imping Njm-panX seeympan write-in

impish \im-pish\ blimpish, impish

197 inching

candlepin, catechin, Ha-erh-pin, Ho inach \in-ich\ Greenwich, spinach
Chi Minh, Lohengrin, lying-in,
mandolin, maximin, Mickey Finn, inah1 \e-na\ see ina2
onionskin, palanquin, Tianjin,
underpin, underspin, Vietminh, violin, inah2 \I-na\ see ina1
whipper-in
inal1 \In-3l\ clinal, final, rhinal,
canthaxanthin spinal, trinal, vinyl

in2 \en\ see ine3 matutinal, officinal, quarterfinal,
semifinal, serotinal
in3 \an\ see an5
inal2 \en-3l\ see enal
in \an\ Chopin, doyen, Gauguin,
moulin, Petain, Rodin, serin inally \In-3l-e\ clinally, finally,
spinally
coq au vin, coup de main, fleur de
coin, Mazarin matutinally

in5 \an\ see un1 inary \I-na-re\ binary, trinary

ina1 \I-na\ china, China, Dina, inas1 \I-nas\ see inus1
Dinah, Heine, Ina, mina, mynah
inas2 \e-nas\ see enus1
Aegina, angina, Lucina, nandina,
piscina, Regina, salina, shechinah, i native \in-9t-iv\ see initive
vagina
inc \irjk\ see ink
Cochin China, Carolina, Indochina,
kamaaina, Poland China inca \irj-ka\ Dinka, Inca, vinca
Mandinka
North Carolina, South Carolina
incal \in-k9l\ see inkle
ina2 \e-ns\ Deena, Dena, kina, Lena,
Nina, plena, Shina, Tina, vena, vina incan \irj-kan\ Incan
Lincoln
arena, Athena, cantina, catena,
Christina, coquina, corbina, corvina, ince1 \ins\ blintz, chintz, mince,
czarina, Edwina, euglena, farina, prince, quince, rinse, since, wince
fontina, Georgina, hyena, kachina,
Kristina, marina, Marina, medina, convince, evince, shinsplints
Medina, Messina, nandina, novena, Port-au-Prince
patina, piscina, platina, Regina,
retsina, Rowena, salina, sestina, ince2 \ans\ see ance3
Shechinah, subpoena, verbena
incely \in-sle\ princely, tinselly
Agrippina, amberina, Angelina,
Argentina, ballerina, casuarina, incer \in-ch3r\ see incher
Carolina, Catalina, catilena, cavatina,
Chianina, concertina, Filipina, inch \inch\ chinch, cinch, clinch,
javelina, Katerina, ocarina, Palestrina, finch, flinch, grinch, inch, lynch,
Pasadena, Saint Helena, semolina, pinch, squinch, winch
signorina, sonatina, Taormina,
Teresina, Wilhelmina bullfinch, goldfinch, greenfinch,
hawfinch, unclinch
Herzegovina, Pallas Athena, Strait of
Messina incher \in-chsr\ clincher, flincher,
lyncher, pincer, pincher, wincher
inable M-na-balX minable
consignable, declinable, definable, affenpinscher, penny-pincher
Doberman pinscher
inclinable
indeclinable, indefinable inching \in-chirj\ unflinching

incible 198

penny-pinching ind2 \ind\ finned, Ind, Sind, skinned,
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at wind
inch
buckskinned, crosswind, downwind,
incible \in-s3-bal\ principal, exscind, prescind, rescind, soft-finned,
principle, vincible thick-skinned, thin-skinned, upwind,
whirlwind, woodwind
evincible, invincible
inconvincible Amerind, spiny-finned, tamarind
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at
incing \in-sirj\ ginseng, mincing in
convincing
unconvincing ind \int\ see int
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at
inda \in-d9\ Linda
ince1 Lucinda, Melinda
Samarinda
incipal Xin-sa-balX see incible
indar \in-dar\ see inder2
incipie \in-s3-bal\ see incible
inded1 \in-d9d\ minded, rinded
inck \irjk\ see ink broad-minded, fair-minded, high-

incky \irj-ke\ see inky minded, large-minded, like-minded,
low-minded, right-minded, small-
incoln \irj-k9n\ see incan minded, strong-minded, tough-
minded, weak-minded
inct \int\ linked, kinked, tinct
distinct, extinct, instinct, precinct, absentminded, bloody-minded, civic-
minded, evil-minded, feebleminded,
succinct, unlinked narrow-minded, open-minded,
indistinct simpleminded, single-minded, social-
minded, tender-minded
inction Xirj-shsnX distinction,
extinction —also -edforms of verbs listed at
ind1
contradistinction
inded2 \in-dad\ brinded,
inctive \irj-tiv\ distinctive, long-winded, short-winded
extinctive, instinctive broken-winded
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at
indistinctive
ind2
incture \in-ch3r\ cincture, tincture
inder1 \In-d9r\ binder, blinder,
ind1 \Ind\ bind, blind, find, grind, finder, grinder, hinder, minder, winder
hind, kind, mind, rind, signed, spined,
tined, wind, wynd bookbinder, faultfinder, highbinder,
netminder, pathfinder, reminder, ring
affined, behind, confined, inclined, binder, self-binder, sidewinder,
in-kind, night-blind, purblind, refined, spellbinder, stem-winder, viewfinder
remind, rewind, sand-blind, snow-
blind, spellbind, stone-blind, organ-grinder
streamlined, unbind, unkind, unwind —also -erforms of adjectives listed
at ind1
color-blind, double-blind, gavelkind,
gravel-blind, hoodman-blind, inder2 \in-dar\ cinder, hinder,
humankind, mastermind, nonaligned, Pindar, tinder
single-blind, unaligned, undersigned,
well-defined, womankind indful \In-f3l\ mindful
remindful, unmindful
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at
ine1

199 me

indhi \in-de\ see indy beeline, benign, Bernstein, bloodline,
bovine, bowline, branchline,
indi \in-de\ see indy breadline, buntline, bustline, byline,
canine, caprine, carbine, carmine,
indie \in-dik\ Indie, syndic cervine, clothesline, coastline,
combine, compline, condign, confine,
indie \in-de\ see indy consign, corvine, cutline, dateline,
deadline, decline, define, design,
inding \In-dirj\ binding, finding, divine, dragline, driveline, earthshine,
winding Einstein, eiswein, enshrine, ensign,
entwine, equine, ethyne, feline, ferine,
bookbinding, fact-finding, fraulein, frontline, gantline, grapevine,
faultfinding, pathfinding, self-winding, guideline, hairline, hard-line, headline,
spellbinding, stem-winding hemline, hipline, Holbein, Holstein,
incline, indign, in-line, jawline,
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at landline, lang syne, lifeline, longline,
ind1 lupine, mainline, malign, midline,
moline, moonshine, off-line, old-line,
indlass \in-bs\ see inless opine, outline, outshine, ovine,
Pauline, Pennine, Petrine, pipeline,
indie \in-d3l\ brindle, dwindle, piscine, plotline, pontine, Pontine,
kindle, spindle, swindle porcine, potline, propine, quinine,
rapine, recline, redline, refine, reline,
enkindle repine, resign, ridgeline, roofline,
Sabine, saline, setline, shoreline,
indless \In-bs\ kindless, mindless, sideline, Sixtine, skyline, soft-line,
spineless straight-line, strandline, streamline,
strychnine, subline, sunshine, supine,
indling1 \in-lsn\ pindling, kindling syncline, taurine, tie-line, time-line,
topline, touchline, towline, tramline,
indling2 \ind-lirj\ dwindling, trapline, trephine, trotline, truckline,
kindling, pindling, spindling tumpline, turbine, untwine, ursine,
vespine, vulpine, waistline, woodbine,
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at zayin, zebrine
indie1
aerodyne, alkaline, androgyne,
indly1 \in-le\ see inly Angeline, anodyne, anserine,
anticline, aquiline, argentine, asinine,
indly2 \m-le\ see inely1 auld lang syne, borderline, bottom-
line, Byzantine, calamine, calcimine,
indness \fn-n9s\ blindness, Caroline, catarrhine, Catiline,
fineness, kindness celandine, centerline, cisalpine,
Cisalpine, clandestine, colubrine,
purblindness, unkindness columbine, Columbine, concubine,
loving-kindness Constantine, countermine,
countersign, crystalline, cytokine,
indowed \in-dad\ see inded2 disincline, eglantine, endocrine,
exocrine, falconine, fescennine,
indus \in-das\ Indus, Pindus Frankenstein, gregarine, infantine,
interline, intertwine, iodine,
indy \in-de\ Cindy, Hindi, indie, Johannine, leonine, Liechtenstein,
lindy, shindy, Sindhi, windy monkeyshine, muscadine, opaline,

Rawalpindi

ine1 \In\ bine, brine, chine, cline,
dine, dyne, eyen, fine, Jain, kine, line,
Line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Rhein,
Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine,
spline, stein, Stein, swine, syne, thine,
tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine

A-line, affine, airline, align, alkyne,
alpine, assign, balkline, baseline,

me 200

palatine, Palestine, passerine, on-screen, patine, Pauline, piscine,
porcupine, psittacine, realign, Pontine, poteen, praline, preteen,
redefine, redesign, riverine, pristine, propine, protein, quinine,
Rubenstein, saccharine, sapphirine, Rabin, Racine, ratteen, ravine, routine,
saturnine, serpentine, sibylline, sixty- saline, saltine, Salween, sardine,
nine, subalpine, Theatine, timberline, sateen, scalene, serene, shagreen,
turnverein, turpentine, underline, Sharlene, shebeen, siren, Sistine,
undermine, Ursuline, uterine, sixteen, Slovene, soybean, spalpeen,
valentine, vespertine, viperine, strychnine, subteen, sunscreen,
vulturine, waterline, zibeline Szczecin, takin, taurine, terrene,
terrine, thirteen, Tolkien, tontine,
accipitrine, adamantine, adulterine, tureen, umpteen, unclean, undine,
alexandrine, amaranthine, Capitoline, unseen, vaccine, vitrine, windscreen,
elephantine, Evangeline, Frankfurt am yestreen, Yibin, zechin
Main, Rembrandt van Rijn,
Schleswig-Holstein Aberdeen, almandine, Angeline,
argentine, Argentine, Augustine,
nonoxynol-9 barkentine, bengaline, Bernadine,
bombazine, Borodin, brigandine,
ine2 \e-na\ fine brigantine, brilliantine, Byzantine,
wahine carotene, carrageen, celandine,
clandestine, columbine, Constantine,
ine3 \en\ bean, clean, dean, Dean, contravene, crepe de chine, crystalline,
Deane, dene, e'en, gene, Gene, glean, damascene, Dexedrine, Dramamine,
green, Green, greene, jean, Jean, duvetyn, eglantine, endocrine, Eocene,
Jeanne, keen, lean, lien, mean, mesne, epicene, Ernestine, estaurine,
mien, peen, preen, quean, queen, evergreen, fescennine, figurine,
scene, screen, seen, sheen, shin, sin, Florentine, fukerene, gabardine,
skean, skene, spean, spleen, teen, gaberdine, gadarene, galantine,
tween, wean, ween, wheen, yean gasoline, Geraldine, Ghibelline, go-
between, grenadine, Gretna Green,
Aileen, Arlene, baleen, beguine, guillotine, Halloween, haute cuisine,
Beguine, Benin, Bernstein, between, Hippocrene, histamine, Holocene,
boreen, bovine, buckbean, caffeine, Imogene, in-between, indigene,
canteen, carbine, careen, Carlene, intervene, Jeraldine, Josephine,
Cathleen, Charlene, chlorine, chopine, Kalinin, kerosene, langoustine,
chorine, Christine, citrine, Claudine, legatine, libertine, limousine, Ml6,
codeine, colleen, Colleen, convene, magazine, mangosteen, margravine,
Coreen, cotquean, cuisine, Darlene, Medellin, melamine, messaline,
dasheen, dauphine, demean, demesne, Methedrine, mezzanine, Miocene,
dentine, Doreen, dry-clean, dudeen, mousseline, Nazarene, nectarine,
eighteen, Eileen, Essene, Eugene, nicotine, overseen, opaline, organzine,
fanzine, fascine, fifteen, fluorine, palanquin, palatine, pelerine,
fourteen, Francine, gamine, gangrene, percaline, peregrine, philhellene,
glassine, gyrene, Helene, Hellene, Philistine, plasticene, plasticine,
Hermine, hoatzin, holstein, Holstein, Pleistocene, Pliocene, riverine,
horsebean, houseclean, hygiene, Ilene, quarantine, reserpine, saccharine,
Irene, Jacqueline, Jeanine, Jeannine, Sakhalin, Saladin, San Joaquin, San
Jolene, Justine, Kathleen, khamsin, Martin, sapphirine, schizophrene,
Kristine, Ladin, lateen, latrine, serpentine, seventeen, silkaline,
Lorene, Lublin, machine, malines, Stelazine, submarine, subroutine,
marine, Marlene, Maureen, Maxine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine,
moline, moreen, morphine, Nadine,
nankeen, naphthene, Nicene, nineteen,
nongreen, Noreen, obscene, offscreen,

201 ing

Theatine, tourmaline, trampoline, designer, diviner, eyeliner, hardliner,
transmarine, travertine, Tridentine, headliner, incliner, jetliner, long-liner,
Vaseline, velveteen, wintergreen, moonshiner, one-liner, recliner,
wolverine, Ursuline refiner, repiner, sideliner, soft-liner,
streamliner
adamantine, alexandrine,
amphetamine, aquamarine, Asia Minor, Canis Minor, forty-
Benedictine, bromocriptine, carbon niner, party-liner, superliner, Ursa
13, doxycycline, elephantine, Minor
Evangeline, internecine, leukotirene,
methylxanthene, mujahideen, iner2 \e-nar\ see eaner
niphedipine, nouvelle cuisine,
Oligocene, Paleocene, pentamedine, inery1 \in-re\ finery, pinery, vinery,
tricothecene, ultramarine winery

antihistamine, benzoapyrene, refinery
diphenhydramine, Mary Magdalene,
NC-17, polybutadiene inery2 \en-re\ see eanery

alpha-fetaprotein, apolipoprotein, ines1 \en\ see ine3
buckminsterfullerene, General San
Martin, oleomargarine ines2 \enz\ see eens

ine4 \in-e\ see inny ines3 \Inz\ Mainz
Appenines
ine5 \e-ne\ see ini1 —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,

ine6 \an\ see un and -s forms of verbs, listed at ine1

inea \in-e\ see inny inest M-nastX see inist1

ineal \in-e-al\ finial, lineal inet \in-9t\ see innet
matrilineal, patrilineal, unilineal
inew \in-yii\ see inue
ined \Ind\ see ind1
infield \in-feld\ infield, Winfield
inee \I-ne\ see iny1
ing \irj\ bring, Ching, cling, ding,
ineless \in-tas\ see indless fling, king, King, ling, Ming, ping,
ring, sing, sling, spring, sting, string,
inely1 \In-le\ blindly, finely, kindly swing, thing, wing, wring, zing
affinely, condignly, equinely,
backswing, Baoding, bedspring,
felinely, purblindly, unkindly Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing,
bowstring, bullring, Chongqing,
inely2 \en-le\ see eanly1 clearwing, downswing, drawstring,
D ring, earring, first-string, forewing,
inement Mn-mantX see ignment G-string, greenwing, hairspring,
hamstring, handspring, headspring,
ineness Mn-nasX see indness heartstring, Kunming, lacewing,
lapwing, latchstring, mainspring,
ineous \in-e-ss\ gramineous, Nanjing, Nanning, O-ring, offspring,
sanguineous Paoting, plaything, redwing,
shoestring, showring, unsling,
consanguineous, ignominious unstring, upspring, upswing,
wellspring, whitewing, wind-wing,
iner1 \I-n9r\ briner, diner, finer, liner, wingding, Xining
miner, minor, shiner, Shriner, signer,
twiner, whiner a la king, anything, buck-and-wing,
ding-a-ling, double-ring, everything,
airliner, aligner, baseliner, byliner,
combiner, confiner, cosigner, definer,

mya 202

innerspring, Liaoning, pigeonwing, —also -ing forms of verbs listed at
superstring, underwing ing

inga \irj-ga\ anhinga, syringa ingit Xin-kstX see inket

inge \inj\ binge, cringe, dinge, ingle \irj-gal\ cringle, dingle, jingle,
fringe, hinge, singe, springe, swinge, mingle, shingle, single, tingle
tinge, twinge, whinge
atingle, commingle, immingle, Kriss
impinge, infringe, syringe, unhinge Kringle, surcingle

inged \irjd\ ringed, stringed, winged intermingle
net-winged
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at ingler \irj-glsr\ jingler, shingler

ing inglet \in-l3t\ kinglet, ringlet,
winglet
ingement Xinj-mantX impingement,
infringement ingletree \irj-gsl-tre\ singletree,
swingletree
ingency \in-jan-se\ stringency
astringency, contingency ingli \irj-gle\ see ingly

ingent \in-J9nt\ stringent inglish \irj-glish\ see english
astringent, constringent, contingent,
ingly \in-gle\ jingly, shingly, singly,
refringent tingly, Zwingli

inger1 \irj-sr\ bringer, dinger, ingo \irj-go\ bingo, dingo, jingo,
dinger, flinger, pinger, ringer, singer, lingo, pingo
springer, stinger, stringer, swinger,
winger, wringer, zinger flamingo, Mandingo
Santo Domingo
folksinger, gunslinger, humdinger,
left-winger, mudslinger, right-winger ings \irjz\ Kings, springs
eyestrings, Hot Springs
mastersinger, Meistersinger, Colorado Springs
minnesinger —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,

inger2 \irj-gsr\ finger, linger and -s forms of verbs, listed at ing
five-finger, forefinger, malinger
ladyfinger ingue \arj\ see ang2

inger3 \in-jar\ ginger, Ginger, injure, inguish \irj-wish\ distinguish,
singer, swinger extinguish

ingery \inj-re\ gingery, injury ingy1 \irj-e\ clingy, dinghy, springy,
stringy, swingy, zingy
inghy \irj-e\ see ingy1
shilingi
ingi \irj-e\ see ingy1
ingy2 \in-je\ dingy, mingy, stingy
ingian \in-jan\ Thuringian
Carlovingian, Carolingian, inh \in\ see in1

Merovingian ini1 \e-ne\ beanie, djinni, genie,
greeny, Jeanie, Jeannie, meanie,
inging \irj-irj\ ringing, springing, meany, jinni, Meany, sheeny, spleeny,
stringing, swinging teeny, weanie, weeny, wienie

folksinging, free-swinging, Alcmene, Athene, Bellini, Bernini,
gunslinging, handwringing, bikini, Bikini, Cabrini, Cellini,
mudslinging, upbringing Eugenie, linguine, martini, Mazzini,
Mbini, Mycenae, Puccini, rappini,

203 inka

Rossini, Selene, tahini, wahine, champignon, dominion, Justinian,
zucchini opinion, Sardinian

fantoccini, fettucine, kundalini, Abyssinian
malihini, Mussolini, Mytilene, nota
bene, scaloppine, spaghettini, teeny- inis \in-as\ finis, pinnace
weeny, tetrazzini, tortellini Erinys

ini2 \in-e\ see inny inis2 \I-nas\ see inus1

inia \in-e-3\ zinnia inish \in-ish\ finish, Finnish,
Bithynia, Gdynia, gloxinia, Lavinia, thinnish

Sardinia, Virginia diminish, refinish
Abyssinia, West Virginia
inist1 \I-nast\ dynast, finest
inial \in-e-3l\ see ineal
inist2 \e-nast\ hygienist, machinist,
inian1 \in-e-an\ Arminian, Orleanist
Darwinian, Latinian, Sardinian,
Socinian Byzantinist, magazinist, trampolinist

Apollinian, Argentinian, initive \in-at-iv\ carminative,
Augustinian, Carolinian definitive, infinitive

inian2 \in-yan\ see inion inity \in-3t-e\ trinity, Trinity
affinity, bovinity, concinnity,
inic1 \e-nik\ Enoch
nicotinic divinity, felinity, feminity, infinity,
latinity, salinity, sanguinity, vicinity,
inic2 \in-ik\ clinic, cynic, Finnic virginity
platinic, rabbinic
Jacobinic, mandarinic, misogynic, alkalinity, aquitinity, clandestinity,
consanguinity, crystallinity,
muscarinic, nicotinic, parafinic femininity, inconcinnity, masculinity,
saccharinity
inical \in-i-kal\ binnacle, clinical,
cynical, finical, pinnacle inium \in-e-am\ delphinium,
triclinium
dominical
Jacobinical condominium

inican \in-i-ksn\ see inikin injure \in-jar\ see inger3

inikin \in-i-kan\ minikin injury \inj-re\ see ingery
Dominican
ink \irjk\ blink, brink, chink, clink,
inim \in-9m\ minim dink, drink, fink, gink, ink, jink, kink,
Houyhnhnm link, mink, pink, plink, prink, rink,
shrink, sink, skink, slink, stink, swink,
ining \I-nirj\ lining, mining, shining sync, think, wink, zinc
declining, designing, inclining, long-
bethink, chewink, cross-link,
lining eyewink, groupthink, hoodwink,
interlining, undesigning iceblink, lip-synch, misthink, outthink,
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at preshrink, rethink, snowblink, unkink

ine bobolink, countersink, distelfink,
doublethink, interlink, kitchen-sink,
inion \in-yan\ minion, minyan, Maeterlinck, rinky-dink
pinion, pinon
inka \irj-ka\ see inca

inkable 204

inkable Xirj-ks-bslX drinkable, inley \in-le\ see inly
sinkable, thinkable
inly \in-le\ inly, spindly, thinly
undrinkable, unsinkable, unthinkable McKinley
Mount McKinley
inkage \in-kij\ linkage, shrinkage,
sinkage inn \in\ see in1

inke \irj-ke\ see inky innace \in-as\ see inis1

inked \int\ see inct innacle \in-i-kal\ see inical

inker \irj-kar\ blinker, clinker, inned \ind\ see ind2
drinker, pinker, sinker, skinker, stinker,
tinker, winker inner \in-ar\ dinner, ginner, grinner,
inner, pinner, sinner, skinner, spinner,
diesinker, freethinker, headshrinker spinor, thinner, tinner, winner

inket \in-kat\ Tlingit, trinket beginner, breadwinner, prizewinner
money-spinner
inkey \irj-ke\ see inky
innet \in-3t\ linnet, minute, spinet
inkgo \irj-ko\ see inko
inney \in-e\ see inny
inki \irj-ke\ see inky
inni \e-ne\ see ini1
inkie \irj-ke\ see inky
innia \in-e-a\ see inia
inking \irj-kirj\ freethinking,
unblinking, unthinking innic \in-ik\ see inic2

—also -ing forms of verbs listed at innie \in-e\ see inny
ink
inning \in-in\ ginning, inning,
inkle \irj-kal\ crinkle, inkle, sprinkle, spinning, winning
tinkle, twinkle, winkle, wrinkle
beginning, breadwinning,
besprinkle prizewinning
periwinkle, Rip van Winkle
underpinning
inkling \irj-klirj\ inkling, sprinkling, —also -ing forms of verbs listed at
twinkling in

—also -ing forms of verbs listed at innish \in-ish\ see inish
inkle
innity \in-at-e\ see inity
inkly \in-kle\ crinkly, pinkly, tinkly,
twinkly, wrinkly in now \in-6\ minnow, winnow
topminnow
inko \irj-ko\ ginkgo, pinko
inny \in-e\ cine, finny, ginny, guinea,
inks \ins\ see inx Guinea, hinny, mini, Minnie, ninny,
pinny, Pliny, shinny, skinny, spinney,
inky \irj-ke\ dinkey, dinky, inky, squinny, tinny, whinny, Winnie
kinky, pinkie, pinky, slinky, stinky,
zincky ignominy, micromini
Papua New Guinea
Helsinki, Malinke Equatorial Guinea

inland \in-land\ Finland, inland, ino1 \I-no\ lino, rhino, Taino, wino
Vinland albino

inless \in-lss\ chinless, sinless,
skinless, spinless, windlass

205 intz

ino \e-no\ beano, chino, fino, keno, intage \int-ij\ mintage, vintage
leno, Pinot, vino, Zeno
intager \int-i-jar\ see integer
bambino, casino, cioppino, ladino,
merino, sordino, zecchino intain \int-3n\ see inton

andantino, Angeleno, Bardolino, intal1 \int-3l\ lintel, pintle, quintal
campesino, cappuccino, concertino, Septuagintal
Filipino, maraschino, palomino, San
Marino, pecorino, sopranino intal2 \ant-9l\ see antle

Cape Mendocino, San Bernardino integer \int-i-jar\ integer, vintager

ino3 \e-na\ see ina2 intel \int-3l\ see intal1

inon \in-ysn\ see inion inter \int-ar\ hinter, linter, minter,
printer, sinter, splinter, sprinter,
inor1 \in-sr\ see inner squinter, tinter, winter

inor2 \i-nar\ see iner1 imprinter, midwinter, reprinter
overwinter, teleprinter
inos \I-nas\ see inns
intery \int-9-re\ printery, splintery
inot \e-no\ see ino2
inth \inth\ plinth, synt
inous \I-n3s\ see inus1 helminth
colocynth, labyrinth, terebinth
inscher \in-char\ see incher
inthia \in-the-a\ Cynthia
inse \ins\ see ince Carinthia

inselly \in-sle\ see incely inthian \in-the-3n\ Corinthian
labyrinthian
inseng \in-sirj\ see incing
inthine \in-than\ hyacinthine,
insk \insk\ Minsk labyrinthine
Dzerzhinsk
Semipalatinsk inting \int-irj\ imprinting, unstinting
—also -ingforms of verbs listed at
insky \in-ske\ buttinsky, kolinsky,
Nijinsky, Stravinsky int

inster \in-star\ minster, spinster intle \int-3l\ see intal1
Axminster, Westminster
Kidderminster into1 \in-to\ pinto, Shinto, spinto

int \int\ bint, Clint, dint, flint, Flint, into2 \in-tii\ thereinto, whereinto
glint, hint, lint, mint, print, quint,
skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, suint, inton \int-3n\ Clinton, quintain,
tint Winton

blueprint, catmint, footprint, forint, badminton
gunflint, handprint, hoofprint,
horsemint, imprint, in-print, large- ints \ins\ see ince
print, newsprint, offprint, preprint,
remint, reprint, skinflint, spearmint, inty \int-e\ flinty, linty, minty,
thumbprint, voiceprint squinty

aquatint, calamint, cuckoopint, pepperminty
fingerprint, mezzotint, monotint,
overprint, peppermint, photoprint, intz \ins\ see ince
wunderkind

Septuagint

inue 206

inue \in-yii\ sinew iolet2 \e-9-bt\ see eolatG
continue
discontinue ion1 \I-an\ ayin, Brian, Bryan, cyan,
ion, lion, Lyon, Mayan, Ryan, scion,
inuous \in-y3-was\ sinuous Sion, Zion
continuous
discontinuous Amphion, anion, Bisayan, Ixion,
Orion, Visayan
inus1 \I-nss\ dryness, finis, highness,
Minas, Minos, minus, shyness, sinus, counterion, dandelion, zwitterion
slyness, spinous, vinous, wryness
ion2 \e-9n\ see ean1
Aquinas, Delphinus, echinus,
Quirinus ion3 \e-an\ see eon2

Antoninus ior \Ir\ see ire1
Pontus Euxinus
iory \I-9-re\ see iary1
inus2 \e-nss\ see enus1
iot \i-9t\ see iet
inute \in-9t\ see innet
ioter \I-3t-sr\ see ieter
inx \irjs\ jinx, links, lynx, minx,
sphinx iouan Xii-aiA see uan

hijinks, methinks ious \I-3s\ see ias
tiddledywinks
ioux \ u \ see ew1
iny1 \I-ne\ briny, heinie, liny, piny,
shiny, spiny, tiny, twiny, viny, whiny, ip \ip\ blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, flip,
winy grip, grippe, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip,
pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip,
enshrinee, sunshiny slip, snip, strip, tip, trip, whip, yip, zip

iny2 \in-e\ see inny airship, airstrip, atrip, bullwhip,
catnip, chiefship, clerkship, courtship,
inya \e-nya\ see enia2 cowslip, deanship, equip, fieldstrip,
filmstrip, flagship, friendship,
inyan \in-yan\ see inion guildship, gunship, half-slip, handgrip,
hardship, harelip, headship,
inyI \m-3l\ see inal1 horsewhip, inclip, judgeship, kingship,
kinship, landslip, lightship, lordship,
inys \in-as\ see inis1 nonslip, outstrip, oxlip, pip-pip,
princeship, Q-ship, queenship, reship,
io1 \I-6\ bayou, bio, Clio, Io round-trip, saintship, sheep-dip,
Lucayo, Ohio sideslip, spaceship, steamship,
thaneship, township, transship,
io2 \e-6\ brio, Cleo, clio, guyot, Krio, troopship, unship, unzip, wardship,
Leo, Rio, trio warship

caudillo, con brio, Negrillo, tornillo, airmanship, authorship, battleship,
Trujillo biochip, brinkmanship, censorship,
chairmanship, chaplainship,
cigarillo, Hermosillo, Manzanillo, chieftainship, churchmanship,
ocotillo coverslip, dealership, draftsmanship,
ego-trip, externship, fellowship,
iocese \I-3-sas\ see iasis fingertip, gamesmanship, Gaza Strip,
grantsmanship, helmsmanship,
iolate \I-9-l9t\ see iolet1 horsemanship, internship, ladyship,

iolet1 \I-3-lst\ triolet, violate, violet,
Violet

inviolate
ultraviolet
near-ultraviolet

207 ipient

leadership, lectureship, listenership, daguerreotype, electrotype,
marksmanship, membership, stereotype
microchip, oarsmanship, overslip,
ownership, partnership, penmanship, anti-idiotype
pogonip, premiership, readership,
ridership, rulership, salesmanship, iped1 \I-ped\ biped
scholarship, seamanship, parallelepiped
showmanship, skinny-dip,
speakership, sponsorship, iped2 \Ipt\ stiped, striped
sportsmanship, statesmanship, pin-striped
stewardship, studentship, —also -ed forms of verbs listed at
swordsmanship, trusteeship, underlip,
upmanship, viewership, workmanship ipe

assistantship, attorneyship, ipend \I-pand\ ripened, stipend
championship, chancellorship,
citizenship, companionship, iper \i-par\ diaper, griper, hyper,
containership, cross-ownership, piper, riper, sniper, striper, viper,
dictatorship, directorship, good- wiper
fellowship, guardianship,
instructorship, landownership, bagpiper, sandpiper
laureateship, governorship, candy-striper
musicianship, one-upmanship, stereotyper
outdoorsmanship, professorship,
protectorship, receivership, iperous \I-pr9s\ seeypress
relationship, survivorship,
treasurership ipetal \ip-9t-9l\ basipetal, bicipital,
centripetal, occipital
ambassadorship, associateship,
bipartisanship, entrepreneurship, ipety \ip-9t-e\ snippety
librarianship, nonpartisanship, peripety
proprietorship, secretaryship, serendipity
solicitorship
iph \if\ see iff
interrelationship
iphany \if-9-ne\ see iphony
ipal \e-pal\ see eople
ipher \I-f9r\ cipher, lifer, rifer
ipari \ip-re\ see ippery decipher, encipher, pro-lifer
right-to-lifer
ipatus \ip-9t-as\ see ipitous
iphery \if-re\ see ifery
ipe \Ip\ Cuyp, gripe, hype, pipe, ripe,
slype, snipe, stipe, stripe, swipe, tripe, iphon \I-f9n\ seeyphen
type, wipe
iphony \if-9-ne\ tiffany, Tiffany
bagpipe, blowpipe, downpipe, antiphony, epiphany, polyphony
drainpipe, hornpipe, hosepipe, lead-
pipe, n-type, p-type, panpipe, ipi \e-pe\ see eepy
pinstripe, rareripe, sideswipe,
standpipe, stovepipe, tintype, touch- ipid \ip-9d\ lipid
type, unripe, windpipe insipid

archetype, calotype, Dutchman's- ipience \ip-e-9ns\ incipience,
pipe, guttersnipe, haplotype, Linotype, percipience
liripipe, logotype, monotype, overripe,
prototype, stenotype, Teletype impercipience

ipient \ip-e-9nt\ excipient, incipient,
percipient, recipient

impercipient

iping 208

iping \I-pirj\ piping, striping blue-chipper, day-tripper,
blood-typing mudskipper, Yom-Kippur
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at
double-dipper, gallinipper, lady's
ipe slipper, skinny-dipper

ipit \ip-st\ see ippet ippery \ip-re\ frippery, Lipari,
slippery
ipital \ip-3t-al\ see ipetal
ippet \ip-at\ pipit, sippet, snippet,
ipitance \ip-3t-sns\ see ipotence tippet, trippet, whippet

ipitant \ip-at-3nt\ see ipotent ippety \ip-at-e\ see ipety

ipitous \ip-3t-ss\ peripatus, ippi \ip-e\ see ippy
precipitous
ippie \ip-e\ see ippy
serendipitous
ippily \ip-9-le\ nippily, tripoli,
ipity \ip-at-e\ see ipety Tripoli
iple1 \ip-al\ see ipple
iple2 \i-pal\ seeypal Gallipoli

ipless \ip-l9s\ dripless, lipless, ippin \ip-an\ see ippen
zipless
ipping \ip-in\ chipping, clipping,
ipling \ip-lirj\ Kipling, stripling dripping, lipping, nipping, ripping,
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at shipping

ipple double-dipping, skinny-dipping
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at
ipment Xip-mantX shipment IP
equipment, transshipment
ippingly \ip-irj-le\ grippingly,
ipo \ep-6\ see epot nippingly, trippingly

ipoli \ip-9-le\ see ippily ipple \ip-sl\ cripple, nipple, ripple,
stipple, tipple, triple
ipotence \ip-3t-3ns\ omnipotence,
precipitance participle

ipotent \ip-at-ant\ omnipotent, ippur \ip-ar\ see ipper
plenipotent, pluripotent, precipitant
ippe1 \ip\ see ip ippy \ip-e\ chippy, dippy, drippy,
ippe2 \ip-e\ see ippy flippy, grippy, hippie, hippy, Lippi,
ippe3 \ep\ see eep lippy, nippy, slippy, snippy, tippy,
trippy, whippy, yippee, yippie, zippy
ipped \ipt\ see ipt
Xanthippe
ippee \ip-e\ see ippy Mississippi

ippen \ip-sn\ lippen, pippin ips \ips\ snips, thrips, yips
eclipse, ellipse, midships
ipper \ip-sr\ chipper, clipper, dipper, amidships, athwartships, fish-and-
dripper, flipper, gripper, hipper, kipper,
nipper, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, chips, tidytips, apocalypse
slipper, snipper, stripper, tipper, —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,
tripper, whipper, zipper
and -s forms of verbs, listed at ip

ipse \ips\ see ips

ipso \ip-so\ dipso
calypso, Calypso

209 ird

ipster \ip-stsr\ hipster, quipster, ir2 \ar\ see eur1
tipster
ira1 \ir-a\ see era2
ipsy \ip-se\ see ypsy
ira2 \i-ra\ see yra
ipt \ipt\ crypt, hipped, lipped, ripped,
script, tipped irable M-ra-balX wirable
acquirable, desirable, respirable
conscript, decrypt, encrypt, undesirable
harelipped, postscript, prescript,
rescript, subscript, tight-lipped, iracle \ir-i-kgl\ see erical2
transcript, typescript irae \fr-e\ see iry1

eucalypt, filter-tipped, manuscript, iraI \i-ral\ chiral, gyral, spiral, viral
nondescript, superscript, swivel-
hipped irant \I-rant\ spirant, tyrant
aspirant, retirant
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at ip
irate \ir-at\ see irit
ipter \ip-tar\ scripter
lithotripter irby \ar-be\ see erby
irca \ar-k9\ see urka1
iptic \ip-tik\ seeyptic
irce \sr-se\ see ercy
iption \ip-shan\ ascription,
conniption, conscription, decryption, irch \arch\ see urch
description, Egyptian, encryption, irchen1 Xar-chanX see urchin
inscription, prescription, proscription,
subscription, transcription irchen2 Xsr-kanX see irkin

circumscription, nonprescription ircher Xar-chsrX Bircher, lurcher,
nurture
iptive \ip-tiv\ ascriptive, descriptive,
inscriptive, prescriptive, proscriptive irchist Xar-chastX Birchist
researchist
iptych \ip-tik\ seeyptic
ircon \3r-ksn\ see irkin
ipular \ip-y3-lar\ stipular
manipular ircuit \9r-kst\ circuit
trifurcate
ipy \I-pe\ stripy, typey microcircuit
stenotypy
daguerrotypy, stereotypy ircular Xar-kya-lsrX circular
opercular, tubercular
iquant \e-kant\ see ecant semicircular

ique \ek\ see eak1 ird \ard\ bird, burred, curd, furred,
gird, heard, herd, nerd, spurred, surd,
iquey \e-ke\ see eaky third, word

iquish \e-kish\ seeeakish absurd, begird, bellbird, blackbird,
bluebird, buzzword, byword, Cape
iquitous \ik-wat-3s\ iniquitous, Verde, catbird, catchword, cowbird,
ubiquitous cowherd, crossword, cussword,
engird, goatherd, headword, jailbird,
iquity \ik-wat-e\ antiquity, iniquity, jaybird, kingbird, loanword, lovebird,
obliquity, ubiquity lyrebird, oilbird, password, potsherd,

iquor \ik-ar\ see icker1

ir1 \ir\ see eer2

irder 210

railbird, rainbird, redbird, reword, down-to-the-wire, identifier,
ricebird, seabird, Sigurd, shorebird, intensifier, Second Empire
snakebird, snowbird, songbird,
sunbird, surfbird, swearword, —also -er forms of adjectives listed
swineherd, textured, ungird, unheard, aty'1
watchword, yardbird ire2 \ir\ see eer2
ire3 \I-re\ see iary1
afterword, bowerbird, butcher-bird, ire4 \Ir-e\ see iry1
cedarbird, dollybird, hummingbird, ire5 \ar\ see eur
ladybird, mockingbird, ovenbird,
overheard, riflebird, tailorbird, ired \Ird\ fired, spired, tired, wired
thunderbird, undergird, wattlebird, hardwired, retired
weaverbird, whirlybird —also -ed forms of verbs listed at

—also -ed forms of verbs listed at ire1
eur1
ireless \ir-las\ tireless, wireless
irder \srd-9r\ see erder
ireman Mr-manX fireman, wireman
irdie \srd-e\ see urdy
irement Mr-msntA environment,
irdle \srd-al\ see urdle requirement, retirement

irdum Xard-amA dirdum iren \i-ran\ Byron, gyron, Myron,
reductio ad absurdum siren

ire1 \ir\ briar, brier, byre, choir, dire, environ
drier, fire, flier, friar, fryer, gyre, hire, ribavirin
ire, liar, lyre, mire, prier, prior, pyre,
quire, shire, sire, Speyer, spier, spire, irge \arj\ see urge
squire, tier, tire, trier, tyer, Tyre, wire,
zaire irgin \ar-j9n\ see urgeon

acquire, admire, afire, Altair, aspire, irgo \ar-go\ see ergo
attire, backfire, balefire, barbed wire,
barbwire, bemire, Blantyre, blow- iri \ir-e\ see eary
dryer, bonfire, brushfire, bushfire,
catbrier, cease-fire, compiler, conspire, iriam \ir-e-3m\ see erium
defier, denier, desire, drumfire, empire, iric \ir-ik\ see eric2
Empire, entire, esquire, expire, flytier, irile \ir-sl\ see eral1
grandsire, greenbrier, gunfire,
haywire, hellfire, highflier, hot-wire, irin \I-ran\ see iren
inquire, inspire, misfire, outlier,
perspire, pismire, prior, quagmire, irine \I-rsn\ see iren
require, respire, retire, rimfire,
samphire, sapphire, satire, Shropshire, iring \fr-in\ firing, wiring
spitfire, surefire, suspire, sweetbrier, retiring
tightwire, transpire, umpire, vampire, —also -ing forms of verbs listed at
wildfire
ire
amplifier, Biedermeier, butterflyer,
classifier, fly-by-wire, fortifier, irious \ir-e-9s\ see erious
lammergeier, magnifier, modifier,
multiplier, nitrifier, nullifier, pacifier, iris \T-r9s\ see irus
qualifier, quantifier, rapid-fire,
rectifier, retrofire, sanctifier, signifier, irish \Ir-ish\ Irish, squirish
testifier, versifier

211 irsch

irit \ir-at\ Meerut, spirit irn1 \irn\ firn, girn, pirn
dispirit, emirate, inspirit, vizierate irn2 \grn\ see urn
iro1 \ir-6\ see ero3
irium \ir-e-sm\ see erium iro2 \e-ro\ see ero1
iro3 \I-ro\ seeyro1
irius \ir-e-as\ see erious iron1 \Irn\ iron
irk1 \irk\ birk, skirk
irk2 \ark\ see ork1 andiron, environ, flatiron, gridiron
irker \ar-k9r\ see orker1 iron2 \I-ran\ see iren

irkie \ar-ke\ see erky ironment Mr-mantX see irement

irkin \ar-kan\ firkin, gherkin, jerkin, irp \arp\ see urp
zircon
irps \arps\ stirps, turps
Gelsenkirchen —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,

irky \sr-ke\ see erky and -s forms of verbs, listed at urp
irl1 \arl\ birl, burl, churl, curl, dirl,
earl, Earl, Earle, furl, girl, hurl, knurl, irpy \ar-pe\ chirpy
merle, Merle, pearl, Pearl, purl, skirl, Euterpe
squirrel, swirl, thirl, thurl, tirl, twirl,
virl, whirl, whorl irque \ark\ see ork1
irr1 \ir\ see eer2
aswirl, awhirl, cowgirl, impearl, pas irr2 \ar\ see eur1
seul, playgirl, salesgirl, schoolgirl, irra \ir-a\ see era2
showgirl, uncurl, unfurl irrah \ir-s\ see era2
irrel1 \arl\ see irl
mother-of-pearl irrel2 \sr-3l\ see erral
irl2 \irl\ dirl, skirl
irrely \ar-le\ see urly
irler Xar-larX birler, curler, pearler,
twirler, whirler irrer \ar-9r\ see errer

irley \9r-le\ see urly irrhous \ir-as\ see erous
irring \ar-irj\ see urring
irlie \ar-le\ see urly irror \ir-ar\ see earer2

irling \3r-lirj\ see urling irrup \sr-3p\ chirrup, stirrup, syrup
irrupy Xar-s-peX chirrupy, syrupy
irlish \ar-lish\ see urlish
irrus \ir-9s\ see erous
irly \ar-le\ see urly irry \ar-e\ see urry
irm \ s r m \ see orm1 irs \irz\ see iers
irsch \irsh\ see irsh
irma Xar-maX see erma

irmary \3rm-re\ spermary
infirmary

irmess Xsr-masX see ermis

irmity Xsr-mat-eA furmity
infirmity

irmy Xar-meA see ermy

irse 212

irse1 \irs\ see ierce is1 \is\ see iss1
irse2 \srs\ see erse is2 \iz\ see iz1
is3 \ e \ see ee1
irsh \irsh\ girsh, kirsch is4 \es\ see iece
is5 \ish\ see ish1
irst \arst\ seeurst
i's \Iz\ see ize
irsty \sr-ste\ thirsty isa1 \e-z9\ see eza
bloodthirsty isa2 \I-Z9\ Lisa, Liza

irt \art\ see ert1 Elisa, Eliza

irted \grt-9d\ see erted isabeth \iz-9-b9th\ see izabeth

irter Nart-arN see erter isable \I-z9-bgl\ see izable
isal1 \I-s9l\ Faisal, Ijssel, sisal,
irth \arth\ berth, birth, dearth, earth, skysail, trysail
firth, girth, mirth, Perth, worth isal2 \I-Z9l\ Geisel

childbirth, Fort Worth, rebirth, self- incisal, reprisal, revisal, surprisal
worth, stillbirth, unearth, Wordsworth paradisal
isan \is-3n\ see isten
afterbirth, down-to-earth,
pennyworth isbane \iz-b9n\ see isbon

irthful \9rth-fal\ mirthful, worthful isbe \iz-be\ Frisbee, Thisbe

irthless Xsrth-tasX mirthless, isbee \iz-be\ see isbe
worthless
isbon \iz-bgn\ Brisbane, Lisbon
irtinent Xart-nsntX pertinent
appurtenant, impertinent isc \isk\ see isk

irting \9rt-irj\ see erting iscable \is-k9-b9l\ confiscable,
irtle \3rt-3l\ see ertiile episcopal

irtually \arch-le\ see urchly iscan \is-kgn\ see iskin

irtue \9r-chs\ see ercha iscate \is-k9t\ see isket
isce \is\ see iss1
irty \9rt-e\ dirty, QWERTY, shirty, iscean1 \I-se-9n\ Piscean
thirty
Dionysian
irus \I-r9s\ Cyrus, iris, Iris, Skyros, iscean2 \is-ke-gn\ Piscean
virus
saurischian
desirous, Epirus, Osiris, papyrus ornithischian
lentivirus, parvovirus, rotavirus iscean3 \is-e-9n\ seeysian1
papillomavirus iscence \is-3ns\ puissance
dehiscence, impuissance
irv \arv\ see erve

irving \9r-virj\ see erving

irwin \9r-wan\ see erwin

iry \ir-e\ eyrie, friary, miry, spiry,
wiry

expiry, inquiry, venire
praemunire
anno hegirae

213 isht

indehiscence, reminiscence, iser \I-zar\ see izer
reviviscence
iscent \is-3nt\ puissant ises \I-sez\ see ices

dehiscent, impuissant ish1 \ish\ dish, fiche, fish, flysch,
indehiscent, reminiscent, reviviscent Nis, pish, squish, swish, whish, wish

isces \T-sez\ see ices blackfish, blowfish, bluefish,
ische \esh\ see iche2 bonefish, catfish, codfish, crawfish,
ischian \is-ke-an\ see iscean2 crayfish, dogfish, filefish, finfish,
flatfish, garfish, globefish, goldfish,
iscia \ish-a\ see itia goosefish, Irtysh, kingfish, knish,
lungfish, lumpfish, monkfish, pigfish,
iscible \is-3-bal\ see issible pipefish, ratfish, redfish, rockfish,
sailfish, sawfish, shellfish, spearfish,
iscience \ish-9ns\ see icience starfish, stonefish, sunfish, swordfish,
tilefish, unwish, weakfish, whitefish
iscient \ish-snt\ see icient
angelfish, anglerfish, archerfish,
iSCO \is-ko\ cisco, disco butterfish, candlefish, cuttlefish,
Francisco, Jalisco, Morisco damselfish, devilfish, jellyfish, John
San Francisco Bullish, ladyfish, lionfish, microfiche,
muttonfish, needlefish, overfish,
iscopal \is-k3-bal\ see iscable paddlefish, ribbonfish, silverfish,
surgeonfish, triggerfish
iscous \is-kas\ see iscus
ish2 \esh\ see iche2
iscuit \is-kat\ see isket
isha \ish-a\ see itia
iscus \is-kss\ discus, viscous, viscus
hibiscus, meniscus ishable \ish-3-b3l\ fishable
justiciable
ise1 \es\ see iece
ise2 \ez\ see eze ished \isht\ dished, whisht
ise3 \Is\ see ice1 —also -ed forms of verbs listed at
ise4 \iz\ see ize
ised1 \ist\ see ist1 ish1
ised2 \Izd\ see ized
isher \ish-sr\ fisher, fissure, swisher
isel \iz-sl\ see izzle ill-wisher, kingfisher, well-wisher

iseled \iz-ald\ see izzled ishery \ish-re\ fishery, Tishri
shellfishery
iseler \iz-tar\ see izzler
ishi \e-she\ chichi, specie
isement \Iz-m9nt\ advisement, maharishi
chastisement, despisement,
disguisement ishing \ish-irj\ bonefishing, fly-
fishing, sportfishing, well-wishing
advertisement, disfranchisement,
enfranchisement —also -ing forms of verbs listed at
ish1
disenfranchisement
ishioner \ish-nar\ see itioner

ishna \ish-na\ Krishna, Mishnah

ishnah \ish-na\ see ishna

isht \isht\ see ished

ishu 214

ishu \ish-ii\ see issue1 decisive, derisive, divisive, incisive
indecisive
ishy \ish-e\ dishy, fishy, squishy,
swishy isive2 \iz-iv\ visive
derisive, divisive
isi1 \e-ze\ see easy1
isk \isk\ bisque, brisk, disc, disk,
isi2 \e-se\ see eecy fisc, frisk, risk, whisk

isia1 \izh-s\ baptisia lutefisk
artemisia, Dionysia asterisk, basilisk, blastodisc,
compact disc, laserdisc, obelisk,
isia2 \e-zha\ see esia2 odalisque, tamarisk
videodisc
isian1 \izh-an\ see ision
isker \is-kar\ brisker, frisker, risker,
isian2 \e-zb.9n\ see esian1 whisker

isible \iz-3-bal\ risible, visible isket \is-kat\ biscuit, brisket, frisket
divisible, invisible
indivisible iskey \is-ke\ see isky

isin \i-zan\ see ison2 iskie \is-ke\ see isky

ising \I-zirj\ see izing iskin \is-kan\ siskin
Franciscan
ision \izh-an\ fission, Frisian,
scission, vision isky \is-ke\ frisky, pliskie, risky,
whiskey
abscission, collision, concision,
decision, derision, division, elision, island M-landX see ighland
elysian, envision, excision, incision,
misprision, precisian, precision, islander M-lsn-darX see ighlander
prevision, provision, recision,
rescission, revision islands \I-tonz\ see ighlands

circumcision, Dionysian, isle \il\ see ile1
imprecision, indecision, subdivision,
supervision, television isles \Ilz\ see iles

isional \izh-nsl\ visional islet \I-l3t\ see ilot
collisional, decisional, divisional,
isling \iz-lirj\ brisling, quisling
excisional, previsional, provisional
isly \iz-le\ see izzly
isis \I-S3s\ crisis, Isis, lysis, nisus
Dionysus ism \iz-3m\ chrism, chrisom, ism,
stare decisis prism, schism

isit \iz-at\ visit abysm, autism, baalism, baptism,
exquisite, revisit Birchism, bossism, Buddhism,
casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism,
isite \iz-9t\ see isit chemism, classism, cubism, cultism,
czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism,
isitive \iz-at-iv\ acquisitive, fascism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism,
inquisitive Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism,
leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism,
isitor \iz-9t-ar\ visitor Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism,
acquisitor, inquisitor nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism,
racism, Ramism, rightism, sadism,
isive1 \I-siv\ visive

215 ism

Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Ibsenism, idealism, imagism, Irishism,
Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, Islamism, Jansenism, jingoism,
snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, journalism, John Bullism, Judaism,
tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Junkerism, kaiserism, Krishnaism, Ku
Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Kluxism, laconism, laicism, Lamaism,
Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism Lamarckism, landlordism, Latinism,
legalism, Leninism, lobbyism,
absurdism, activism, Adventism, localism, locoism, Lollardism,
alarmism, albinism, alpinism, luminism, lyricism, magnetism,
altruism, amorphism, anarchism, mammonism, mannerism,
aneurysm, anglicism, animism, Marcionism, masochism, mechanism,
aphorism, Arabism, archaism, melanism, meliorism, Menshevism,
asterism, atavism, atheism, atomism, Mendelism, mentalism, mesmerism,
atticism, Bahaism, barbarism, methodism, me-tooism, modernism,
Benthamism, biblicism, Mohockism, monachism, monadism,
blackguardism, bolshevism, monarchism, mongolism, Montanism,
boosterism, botulism, bourbonism, moralism, Mormonism, morphinism,
Brahmanism, Briticism, Byronism, mullahism, mysticism, narcissism,
cabalism, Caesarism, Calvinism, nationalism, nativism, nepotism,
careerism, Castroism, cataclysm, neutralism, new dealism, nihilism,
catechism, Catharism, centralism, nomadism, occultism, onanism,
chauvinism, chimerism, classicism, optimism, oralism, Orangeism,
colorism, communism, concretism, organism, ostracism, pacifism,
conformism, cretinism, criticism, paganism, Pan-Slavism, pantheism,
cronyism, cynicism, dadaism, paroxysm, Parsiism, passivism,
dandyism, Darwinism, defeatism, de pauperism, pessimism, phallicism,
Gaullism, despotism, die-hardism, pianism, pietism, plagiarism,
dimorphism, dirigisme, Docetism, do- Platonism, pleinairism, Plotinism,
goodism, dogmatism, Donatism, Don pluralism, pointillism, populism,
Juanism, druidism, dualism, pragmatism, presentism, privatism,
dynamism, egoism, egotism, elitism, prosaism, Prussianism, puerilism,
embolism, endemism, erethism, pugilism, Puseyism, Pyrrhonism,
ergotism, erotism, escapism, Quakerism, quietism, rabbinism,
Essenism, etatism, eunuchism, racialism, rationalism, realism,
euphemism, euphuism, exorcism, reformism, rheumatism, rigorism,
expertism, extremism, fairyism, robotism, Romanism, Rousseauism,
familism, fatalism, feminism, rowdyism, royalism, satanism,
feudalism, fideism, Fidelism, fogyism, savagism, scapegoatism, schematism,
foreignism, formalism, futurism, scientism, sciolism, Scotticism,
Galenism, gallicism, galvanism, Semitism, Shakerism, Shamanism,
gangsterism, genteelism, Germanism, Shintoism, skepticism, socialism,
giantism, gigantism, globalism, solecism, solipsism, Southernism,
gnosticism, Gongorism, Gothicism, specialism, speciesism, Spartanism,
gourmandism, gradualism, Spinozism, spiritism, spoonerism,
grangerism, greenbackism, Hasidism, Stalinism, standpattism, stoicism,
heathenism, Hebraism, hedonism, syllogism, symbolism, synchronism,
Hellenism, helotism, hermetism, syncretism, synergism, talmudism,
hermitism, heroism, highbrowism, tarantism, tectonism, tenebrism,
Hinduism, hipsterism, hirsutism, terrorism, Teutonism, titanism,
hispanism, Hitlerism, hoodlumism, Titoism, tokenism, Toryism, totalism,
hoodooism, hucksterism, humanism, totemism, transvestism, traumatism,
Hussitism, hybridism, hypnotism,

ism 216

tribalism, tritheism, Trotskyism, functionalism, gallicanism,
ultraism, unionism, urbanism, gutturalism, henotheism, hermeticism,
utopism, Vaishnavism, vampirism, Hispanicism, historicism,
vandalism, vanguardism, Vedantism, hooliganism, Huguenotism,
veganism, verbalism, virilism, hypocorism, idiotism, illiberalism,
vitalism, vocalism, volcanism, illuminism, illusionism, immanentism,
voodooism, vorticism, voyeurism, immobilism, impressionism,
vulcanism, vulgarism, Wahhabism, indifferentism, Indianism, infantilism,
warlordism, welfarism, Wellerism, inflationism, initialism, insularism,
witticism, yahooism, Yankeeism, invalidism, iotacism, irredentism,
Yiddishism, Zionism, zombiism Ishmaelitism, Italianism, Jacobinism,
Jacobitism, Jesuitism, Keynesianism,
absenteeism, absolutism, know-nothingism, legitimism,
abstractionism, adoptionism, lesbianism, liberalism, libertinism,
adventurism, aestheticism, literalism, Lutheranism, Lysenkoism,
Africanism, agnosticism, alcoholism, Magianism, malapropism,
alienism, amateurism, amoralism, mandarinism, McCarthyism,
anabaptism, anachronism, medievalism, mercantilism,
Anglicanism, animalism, antagonism, messianism, metabolism,
Arianism, astigmatism, athleticism, metamorphism, militarism,
asynchronism, Atlanticism, atonalism, minimalism, misoneism, monasticism,
Australianism, automatism, avant- monetarism, monotheism, mosaicism,
gardism, behaviorism, Big mutualism, naturalism, Naziritism,
Brotherism, bilingualism, biologism, necrophilism, negativism, neologism,
bipedalism, biracialism, Bonapartism, neo-Nazism, neuroticism, nice-
bureaucratism, cannibalism, nellyism, nominalism,
capitalism, Cartesianism, nonconformism, objectivism,
catastrophism, Catholicism, obscurantism, obstructionism,
cavalierism, charlatanism, clericalism, officialism, opportunism, organicism,
collectivism, Colonel Blimpism, pacificism, Pantagruelism, parallelism,
commensalism, commercialism, parasitism, pastoralism, paternalism,
communalism, Confucianism, patriotism, Peeping Tomism,
conservatism, constructivism, perfectionism, personalism,
consumerism, corporatism, Pharisaism, physicalism, plebeianism,
creationism, credentialism, poeticism, polyglotism, polytheism,
determinism, diabolism, didacticism, positivism, postmodernism,
diffusionism, dilettantism, pragmaticism, primitivism,
doctrinairism, do-nothingism, probabilism, progressivism,
eclecticism, ecumenism, egocentrism, proselytism, protectionism,
Eleatism, empiricism, epicenism, Protestantism, provincialism,
epicurism, epigonism, eremitism, pseudomorphism, psychologism,
eroticism, erraticism, essentialism, puritanism, radicalism, rationalism,
ethnocentrism, eudaemonism, recidivism, reductionism, refugeeism,
euhemerism, evangelism, exclusivism, regionalism, relativism, restrictionism,
exoticism, expansionism, revisionism, revivalism, ritualism,
expressionism, externalism, romanticism, ruffianism,
Fabianism, factionalism, factualism, Sadduceeism, salvationism,
fanaticism, favoritism, federalism, sansculottism, sardonicism,
Fenianism, feuilletonism, fifth scholasticism, secessionism,
columnism, flagellantism, Fourierism, sectionalism, secularism, sensualism,
fraternalism, freneticism, separatism, serialism, Slavophilism,
Freudianism, funambulism,

217 isme

solidarism, somnambulism, sovietism, Postimpressionism, professionalism,
Stakhanovism, structuralism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism,
subjectivism, suprematism, surrealism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism,
Sybaritism, sycophantism, sacerdotalism, sacramentalism, self-
systematism, Tammanyism, determinism, sadomasochism,
teetotalism, theocentrism, sectarianism, sensationalism,
triumphalism, Uncle Tomism, sentimentalism, Socinianism,
vagabondism, ventriloquism, spiritualism, theatricalism,
vigilantism, voluntarism, Tractarianism, traditionalism,
volunteerism, Wesleyanism, transcendentalism, transsexualism,
workaholism, Zwinglianism trilateralism, ultramontanism,
universalism, utopianism,
abolitionism, academicism, vernacularism, Victorianism,
agrarianism, Americanism, vocationalism, voluntaryism
analphabetism, anthropomorphism,
anthropopathism, anti-Semitism, Albigensianism, anticlericalism,
Arminianism, autoerotism, antiquarianism, apocalypticism,
barbarianism, bibliophilism, assimilationism, associationism,
bicameralism, biculturalism, Augustinianism, autoeroticism,
biloquialism, bipartisanism, ceremonialism, collaborationism,
bohemianism, colloquialism, Congregationalism, cosmopolitanism,
colonialism, conceptualism, ecclesiasticism, ecumenicalism,
confessionalism, constitutionalism, environmentalism, epicureanism,
conventionalism, corporativism, Evangelicalism, experimentalism,
cosmopolitism, deviationism, Hamiltonianism, homoeroticism,
ecumenicism, emotionalism, immaterialism, individualism,
esotericism, Europocentrism, institutionalism, intellectualism,
evolutionism, exceptionalism, internationalism, libertarianism,
exhibitionism, existentialism, middle-of-the-roadism,
expatriatism, fundamentalism, millenarianism, neo-conservatism,
governmentalism, Hegelianism, neo-impressionism, operationalism,
hermaphroditism, hypercriticism, Pan-Americanism, Peripateticism,
hyperrealism, hyperurbanism, photoperiodism, Pre-Raphaelitism,
imperialism, incendiarism, Presbyterianism, Pythegoreanism,
incrementalism, indeterminism, Rastafarianism, reactionaryism,
industrialism, instrumentalism, Sabbatarianism, supernaturalism,
interventionism, introspectionism, Swedenborgianism, territorialism,
irrationalism, isolationism, Trinitarianism, unitarianism,
Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, vegetarianism, Zoroastrianism
manorialism, materialism,
millennialism, Monarchianism, Aristotelianism, authoritarianism,
mongolianism, Monophysitism, egalitarianism, Episcopalianism,
Muhammadanism, multilingualism, humanitarianism, Machiavellianism,
neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neocolonialism, neo-Expressionism,
neorealism, Nestorianism, predestinarianism,
Occidentalism, operationism, representationalism, utilitarianism
orientalism, Palladianism,
parajournalism, parochialism, establishmentarianism,
particularism, pedestrianism, latitudinarianism
Pelagianism, Pentecostalism,
phenomenalism, photojournalism, isma \iz-ma\ charisma, melisma
pictorialism, pococurantism,
ismal \iz-msl\ see ysmal

isme1 \im\ see ime1

isme 218

isme2 \iz3m\ see ism issel \is-sl\ see istle

ismo \ez-mo\ machismo, verismo isser \is-ar\ hisser, kisser
caudillismo
issible \is-3-b9l\ kissable, miscible
iSO \e-so\ miso, piso admissible, immiscible, municipal,

isom \iz-9m\ see ism omissible, permissible, remissible,
ison1 \Is-9n\ bison, hyson, Meissen transmissible

streptomycin impermissible, inadmissible
Aureomycin, erythromycin
ison2 \iz-3n\ dizen, mizzen, prison, issile \is-al\ see istle
risen, weasand, wizen
arisen, imprison, Tok Pisin, uprisen ission1 \ish-an\ see ition

isor \i-zsr\ see izer ission2 \izh-an\ see ision

isored \I-zard\ guisard, visored issionable Xish-na-balX fissionable
conditionable
isory \Iz-re\ advisory, provisory,
revisory issioner \ish-n9r\ see itioner

supervisory issive \is-iv\ missive
admissive, derisive, dismissive,
isp \isp\ crisp, lisp, LISP, wisp
will-o-the-wisp emissive, permissive, submissive,
transmissive
isper \is-psr\ crisper, lisper, whisper
issome \is-am\ lissome
ispy \is-pe\ crispy, wispy alyssum

isque \isk\ see isk issor \iz-ar\ scissor, whizzer

iss \is\ bis, bliss, cis, Chris, cuisse, issue1 \ish-ii\ fichu, issue, tissue
Dis, hiss, kiss, miss, sis, Swiss, this, reissue
vis, wis Mogadishu, overissue

abyss, amiss, coulisse, dehisce, issue2 \ish-a\ see itia
dismiss, iwis, koumiss, remiss,
submiss issure \ish-ar\ see isher

ambergris, hit-and-miss, hit-or-miss, issus \is-as\ byssus, missus, Mrs.
reminisce, verdigris narcissus, Narcissus

issa \is-a\ abscissa, mantissa, ISSy \is-e\ hissy, missy, prissy, sissy
Melissa, Orissa, vibrissa
ist1 \ist\ Christ, feist, heist, hist, tryst
issable \is-3-bai\ see issible Zeitgeist
Antichrist, black-a-vised, poltergeist
issal \is-al\ see istle —also -ed forms of verbs listed at

issance \is-3ns\ see iscence ice1

issant \is-3nt\ see iscent ist2 \ist\ cist, cyst, fist, gist, grist,
kist, list, Liszt, mist, schist, tryst,
isse1 \is\ see iss twist, whist, wist, wrist

isse2 \es\ see iece assist, backlist, blacklist, checklist,
consist, delist, desist, encyst, enlist,
issed \ist\ see ist2 entwist, exist, handlist, insist, persist,
playlist, protist, Rehnquist, resist,
shortlist, subsist, untwist

219 istic

catechist, coexist, dadaist, exorcist, istency \is-tan-se\ consistency,
intertwist, preexist insistency, persistency

love-in-a-mist inconsistency
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at
iss istent \is-tant\ distant
assistant, consistent, existent,
ist3 \est\ see east1
insistent, persistent, resistant,
ista1 \e-sta\ turista subsistent
camorrista, Fidelista
coexistent, equidistant, inconsistent,
ista2 \is-ta\ crista, vista inexistent, nonexistent, nonpersistent,
arista, ballista nonresistant, preexistent
sacahuiste
ister \is-tsr\ bister, blister, clyster,
istaed \is-tad\ see isted glister, klister, lister, Lister, mister,
sister, twister
istal \is-t3l\ Bristol, crystal, Crystal,
distal, listel, pistil, pistol resister, resistor, solicitor, stepsister,
transistor
istan \is-tan\ see iston
istery \is-tre\ see istory
istance \is-tsns\ see istence
istful \ist-fal\ tristful, wistful
istant \is-t9nt\ see istent
isthmus Nis-masX see istmas
iste1 \is-te\ see icity2
isti \is-te\ see icity2
iste2 \est\ see east1
istic \is-tik\ cystic, distich, fistic,
iste3 \is-ts\ see ista2 mystic

isted \is-tad\ twisted, vistaed artistic, autistic, ballistic, cladistic,
closefisted, enlisted, ham-fisted, cubistic, eristic, fascistic, faunistic,
floristic, heuristic, holistic, hubristic,
hardfisted, limp-wristed, tightfisted, juristic, linguistic, logistic, meristic,
two-fisted, unlisted, untwisted, white- monistic, patristic, phlogistic, puristic,
listed sadistic, simplistic, sophistic, statistic,
stylistic, Taoistic, theistic, Thomistic,
ironfisted, unassisted touristic, truistic, veristic, wholistic,
—also -edforms of verbs listed at Yahwistic
ist2
activistic, agonistic, alchemistic,
istel \is-tal\ see ist2 altruistic, amoristic, anarchistic,
animistic, aphoristic, archaistic,
isten \is-3n\ christen, glisten, listen, atavistic, atheistic, atomistic,
Nisan belletristic, cabalistic, Calvinistic,
casuistic, catechistic, Catharistic,
istenable Xis-ns-baiX listenable centralistic, chauvinistic,
medicinable communistic, crosslinguistic,
dadaistic, dualistic, dyslogistic,
istence \is-tsns\ distance egoistic, egotistic, essayistic,
assistance, consistence, existence, eucharistic, eulogistic, euphemistic,
euphuistic, exorcistic, fabulistic,
insistence, outdistance, persistence, familistic, fatalistic, feministic,
resistance, subsistence fetishistic, feudalistic, fideistic,
formalistic, futuristic, gongoristic,
coexistence, inconsistence, haggadistic, Hebraistic, hedonistic,
inexistence, nonexistence,
nonresistance, preexistence

istical 220

Hellenistic, humanistic, humoristic, colonialistic, Deuteronomistic,
idealistic, imagistic, inartistic, emotionalistic, exhibitionistic,
Jansenistic, jingoistic, journalistic, fundamentalistic, existentialistic,
Judaistic, Lamaistic, legalistic, imperialistic, indeterministic,
masochistic, mechanistic, melanistic, introspectionistic, irrationalistic,
mentalistic, methodistic, modernistic, materialistic, oligopolistic,
moralistic, narcissistic, nationalistic, Postimpressionistic, sadomasochistic,
nativistic, nepotistic, nihilistic, sensationalistic, sociolinguistic,
novelistic, onanistic, optimistic, spiritualistic, traditionalistic
pantheistic, pessimistic, pianistic,
pietistic, plagiaristic, Platonistic, individualistic
pluralistic, pointillistic, populistic,
pugilistic, quietistic, realistic, istical \is-ti-kal\ mystical
Romanistic, sciolistic, shamanistic, deistical, eristical, linguistical,
shintoistic, socialistic, solecistic,
solipsistic, specialistic, surrealistic, logistical, monistical, patristical,
syllogistic, symbolistic, synchronistic, sophistical, statistical, theistical
syncretistic, synergistic, terroristic,
totalistic, totemistic, ultraistic, alchemistical, atheistical, casuistical,
unrealistic, urbanistic, utopistic, egoistical, egotistical, exorcistical,
vandalistic, verbalistic, vitalistic, pantheistical
voodooistic, voyeuristic, Zionistic
anomalistical, hypocoristical,
absolutistic, adventuristic, monotheistical, polytheistical
anachronistic, animalistic,
anomalistic, antagonistic, istich \is-tik\ see istic
behavioristic, cannibalistic,
capitalistic, characteristic, istics \is-tiks\ ballistics, ekistics,
collectivistic, commercialistic, linguistics, logistics, patristics,
contortionistic, deterministic, statistics, stylistics
evangelistic, eudaemonistic,
euhemeristic, expansionistic, futuristics
expressionistic, extralinguistic, criminalistics
functionalistic, Hinayanistic, —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns
hypocoristic, immanentistic, listed at istic
impressionistic, liberalistic, literalistic,
Mahayanistic, melioristic, istie \is-te\ see icity2
mercantilistic, militaristic,
mediumistic, metalinguistic, istil \is-t3l\ see istal
misogynistic, monopolistic,
monotheistic, naturalistic, negativistic, istin \is-tan\ see iston
neologistic, opportunistic,
paternalistic, physicalistic, istine \is-tan\ see iston
polytheistic, probabilistic,
propagandistic, psycholinguistic, istle \is-al\ bristle, fissile, gristle,
rationalistic, recidivistic, missal, missile, scissile, thistle,
reductionistic, relativistic, revivalistic, whistle
ritualistic, secularistic, sensualistic,
separatistic, sociolinguistic, abyssal, dickcissel, dismissal, epistle
somnambulistic, ventriloquistic, penny whistle
violinistic, voluntaristic
istler \is-br\ whistler, Whistler
epistler

istless \ist-las\ listless
resistless

istly \is-le\ bristly, gristly, thistly
sweet cicely

istmas \is-mas\ Christmas, isthmus
Kiritimati

221 itch

isto \is-to\ aristo, Callisto intromit, manumit, megahit,
recommit, retrofit
istol \is-tal\ see istal
cost-benefit, lickety-split,
iston \is-tan\ Kristin, piston, Tristan overcommit
Philistine, phlogiston
amethystine jack-in-the-pulpit

istor \is-tar\ see ister it2 \ e \ see ee1

istory \is-tre\ blistery, history, it3 \et\ see eat1
mystery
ita1 \it-9\ vita
consistory, prehistory baryta
amanita
istral \is-tral\ mistral
sinistral ita2 \et-a\ cheetah, eta, Greta, Nita,
pita, Rita, theta, vita, zeta
istress \is-trss\ mistress
headmistress, postmistress, Akita, Anita, Bonita, bonito, casita,
excreta, Granita, Juanita, Lolita,
schoolmistress, sinistrous, partita, Suita
taskmistress, toastmistress
amanita, arboreta, feterita, incognita,
istrophe \is-tra-fe\ antistrophe, manzanita, margarita, senhorita,
epistrophe senorita

istrous \is-tras\ see istress Bhagavad Gita

isty \is-te\ see icity2 itable1 \it-9-bal\ citable, writable
excitable, indictable
isus \I-S3s\ see isis copyrightable, extraditable

iszt \ist\ see ist2 itable2 \it-9-bal\ see ittable

it1 \it\ bit, bitt, brit, Brit, chit, dit, fit, itae \It-e\ see ite2
flit, frit, git, grit, hit, it, kit, knit, lit,
mitt, nit, pit, Pitt, quit, sit, skit, slit, itain \it-n\ see itten
snit, spit, split, Split, sprit, teat, tit,
twit, whit, wit, writ, zit ital1 \It-3l\ title, vital
detrital, entitle, nontitle, recital,
acquit, admit, armpit, backbit,
backfit, befit, bowsprit, Brigitte, requital, subtitle
bushtit, cesspit, close-knit, cockpit, disentitle, intravital, supravital
commit, culprit, demit, Dewitt,
dimwit, emit, fleapit, gaslit, godwit, ital2 \it-3l\ see ittle
half-wit, henbit, house-sit, legit, lit
crit, misfit, mishit, moonlit, nitwit, italer \it-3l-ar\ whittler, victualler
obit, omit, outfit, outwit, peewit, belittler, Hospitaler
permit, pinch-hit, Prakrit, pulpit, refit,
remit, sandpit, Sanskrit, snakebit, italist \It-3l-9st\ titlist, vitalist
starlit, submit, sunlit, switch-hit, recitalist
tidbit, tight-knit, titbit, tomtit,
transmit, turnspit, twilit, two-bit, unfit, itan \it-an\ see ighten
unknit, well-knit
itant \It-3nt\ mightn't
baby-sit, benefit, candlelit, excitant, incitant, renitent
counterfeit, hypocrite, intermit,
itany \it-3n-e\ Brittany, dittany,
litany

itch \ich\ bitch, ditch, fitch, flitch,
glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, niche, pitch,

itchen 222

quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, such, fanlight, finite, firefight, firelight,
switch, twitch, which, witch fistfight, flashlight, fleabite, floodlight,
foresight, forthright, fortnight,
backstitch, bewitch, cross-stitch, frostbite, Gadite, gaslight, gastight,
enrich, fast-twitch, hemstitch, ghostwrite, graphite, gunfight, Gunite,
lockstitch, slow-pitch, slow-twitch, half-light, Hamite, handwrite,
topstitch, unhitch, whipstitch headlight, highlight, hindsight, Hittite,
homesite, hoplite, Hussite, ignite,
czarevitch, featherstitch, illite, infight, in-flight, incite, indict,
microswitch indite, insight, invite, jacklight,
jadeite, lamplight, Levite, lighttight,
itchen \ich-an\ kitchen, richen lignite, limelight, lintwhite, lowlight,
Lucite, Luddite, lyddite, Melchite,
itchener \ich-nar\ Kitchener, midnight, millwright, miswrite,
Michener moonlight, night-light, off-site, off-
white, on-site, outright, outsight,
itcher \ich-ar\ hitcher, pitcher, partite, penlight, playwright, polite,
richer, snitcher, stitcher, switcher prizefight, pyrite, recite, requite,
respite, rushlight, safelight,
enricher, hemstitcher searchlight, Semite, Servite, Shemite,
Lubavitcher, water witcher Shiite, shipwright, sidelight, skintight,
skylight, skywrite, smectite, snakebite,
itchery \ich-a-re\ bitchery, stitchery, snow-white, spaceflight, speedlight,
witchery spotlight, starlight, sticktight,
stoplight, streetlight, sunlight, Sunnite,
bewitchery, obituary taillight, termite, tonight, torchlight,
trothplight, twilight, twi-night,
itches \ich-az\ britches, riches typewrite, unite, unsight, upright,
Dutchman's-breeches uptight, wainwright, weeknight,
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns, wheelwright

and -s forms of verbs, listed at itch acolyte, aconite, Ammonite,
Amorite, amosite, anchorite,
itchman \ich-man\ pitchman, anthracite, antiwhite, apartheid,
switchman appetite, Bakelite, Benthamite,
bipartite, black-and-white,
itchment Xich-mantX bewitchment, blatherskite, bleacherite, chalcocite,
enrichment Canaanite, Carmelite, castroite,
catamite, cellulite, copyright,
itchy \ich-e\ bitchy, itchy, kitschy, disinvite, disunite, dynamite, erudite,
pitchy, twitchy, witchy expedite, extradite, Fahrenheit,
featherlight, fly-by-night, gelignite,
it'd \it-ad\ see itted gesundheit, gigabyte, Hashemite,
Hepplewhite, Himyarite, Hitlerite,
ite1 \It\ bight, bite, blight, bright, hug-me-tight, impolite, Ishmaelite,
byte, cite, dight, dite, Dwight, fight, Israelite, Jacobite, Josephite,
flight, fright, height, hight, kite, Kimberlite, laborite, Leninite,
knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, leukocyte, lily-white, localite,
mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, malachite, manganite, Marcionite,
sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, Masonite, Mennonite, Minorite,
sprite, tight, trite, white, White, wight, Moabite, muscovite, Nazirite, out-of-
Wight, wite, wright, Wright, write sight, overbite, overflight, overnight,

affright, airtight, albite, alight, all
right, all-night, aright, backbite,
backlight, bedight, Birchite, birthright,
bobwhite, bombsight, bullfight,
campsite, cockfight, contrite, Cushite,
daylight, deadlight, delight, despite,
dogfight, downright, droplight,
earthlight, excite, eyebright, eyesight,

223 ithee

oversight, overwrite, parasite, copywriter, expediter, fly-by-nighter,
perovskite, plebiscite, proselyte, Gastarbeiter, underwriter
Puseyite, pyrrhotite, recondite, reunite,
satellite, shergottite, socialite, sodalite, teletypewriter
sodomite, Stagirite, stalactite, —also -erforms of adjectives listed
stalagmite, Sybarite, time-of-flight, at ite1
transfinite, transvestite, tripartite,
troglodyte, Trotskyite, ultralight, iter2 \it-ar\ see itter
underwrite, urbanite, Wahhabite,
watertight, Wycliffite, yesternight iter3 \et-ar\ see eater1

adipocyte, anthophyllite, iteral \it-3-rsl\ clitoral, literal,
cosmopolite, exurbanite, littoral
geir^tlichkeit, hermaphrodite, Indo-
Hittite, McCarthyite, multipartite, sublittoral, triliteral
quadripartite, suburbanite, theodolite
iterally \it-ar-le\ see itterly
Areopagite, Pre-Raphaelite
Great Australian Bight iterate \it-9-rst\ literate
illiterate, nonliterate, postliterate,
ite2 \it-e\ flighty, mighty, nightie,
righty, whity preliterate, presbyterate, subliterate
semiliterate
almighty, Almighty, Venite
Aphrodite, aqua vitae, arborvitae, ites1 \It-ez\ barytes, sorites,
lignum vitae Thersites

ite3 \it\ see it1 —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns
listed at ite2
ite4 \et\ see eat1
ites2 \its\ see ights
ited \lt-sd\ see ighted
itey \it-e\ see ite2
iteful \it-fal\ see ightful
ith \ith\ fifth, frith, grith, kith, myth,
itely \It-le\ see ightly pith, sith, smith, Smith, swith, with,
withe
item \it-9m\ item
ad infinitum blacksmith, forthwith, goldsmith,
Goldsmith, gunsmith, herewith,
itement Mt-mantX alightment, locksmith, songsmith, therewith,
excitement, incitement, indictment tinsmith, tunesmith, wherewith,
whitesmith, wordsmith
iten \It-3n\ see ighten
coppersmith, eolith, Granny Smith,
itener Mt-narX see ightener Hammersmith, megalith, metalsmith,
microlith, monolith, neolith,
itent \it-3nt\ see itant silversmith

iteor \et-e-ar\ see eteor paleolith

iter1 \It-ar\ blighter, fighter, lighter, ith3 \et\ see eat1
miter, niter, titer, writer
ith4 \eth\ see eath
all-nighter, braillewriter, exciter,
first-nighter, lamplighter, nail-biter, ithe1 \Ith\ blithe, kithe, lithe, scythe,
one-nighter, prizefighter, screenwriter, tithe, withe, writhe
scriptwriter, songwriter, speechwriter,
sportswriter, states righter, typewriter ithe2 \ith\ see ith2

ithe3 \ith\ see ith1

ithee1 \ith-e\ see ithy2

ithee 224

ithee2 \ith-e\ see ithy1 anaclitic, analytic, anchoritic,
catalytic, cenobitic, copralitic,
ither \ith-ar\ blither, cither, dither, crystallitic, diacritic, dialytic,
hither, slither, swither, thither, whither, dynamitic, eremitic, Himyaritic,
wither, zither hypercritic, Jesuitic, paralytic,
parasitic, sodomitic, stalactitic,
come-hither, nowhither, somewhither stalagmitic, sybaritic, thallophytic,
thrombolytic, troglodytic
itherward Xith-sr-wardX
thitherward, whitherward cryptanalytic, electrolytic,
hermaphroditic, meteoritic,
ithesome Mth-sairA blithesome, Monophysitic
lithesome
psychoanalytic
ithia \ith-e-s\ see ythia
itical \it-i-kal\ critical
ithic \ith-ik\ lithic Levitical, political
ornithic analytical, apolitical, cenobitical,
batholithic, Eolithic, granolithic,
diacritical, eremitical, hypercritical,
megalithic, Mesolithic, monolithic, hypocritical, impolitical, Jacobitical,
neolithic Jesuitical, parasitical, sodomitical,
supercritical
Paleolithic
geopolitical, meteoritical
ithing \I-thirj\ tithing, trithing sociopolitical
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at
itics \it-iks\ Semitics
ithe1 analytics
meteoritics
ithmic \ith-mik\ seeythmic —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns

ithy1 \ith-e\ prithee, withy listed at itic

ithy2 \ith-e\ mythy, pithy, prithee, itid \it-ad\ see itted
smithy, withy
itimati \is-m9s\ see istmas
iti \et-e\ see eaty
itin \it-3n\ see ighten
itia1 \ish-a\ Lycia, Mysia, wisha
Alicia, Cilicia, comitia, episcia, iting \It-irj\ biting, flyting, lighting,
whiting, writing
Galicia, indicia, Letitia, militia,
Patricia, Phoenicia backbiting, bullfighting,
cockfighting, daylighting, exciting,
Dionysia freewriting, frostbiting, handwriting,
infighting, inviting, newswriting,
itia2 \e-sha\ see esia1 prewriting, prizefighting, skywriting,
songwriting, sportswriting,
itial \ish-9l\ see icial typewriting

itian1 \ish-an\ see ition —also -ing forms of verbs listed at
ite1
itian2 \e-shsn\ see etion1
ition \ish-an\ fission, hycian,
itiate \ish-at\ initiate, novitiate mission, titian, Titian
uninitiate
addition, admission, ambition,
itic \it-ik\ clitic, critic attrition, audition, beautician,
arthritic, bronchitic, dendritic, clinician, cognition, coition,
commission, condition, contrition,
enclitic, granitic, graphitic, Hamitic, demission, dentition, dismission,
jaditic, mephitic, proclitic, pruritic, Domitian, edition, emission, ethician,
rachitic, Sanskritic, Semitic, Shemitic,
Sinitic

225 itment

fruition, ignition, lenition, logician, apparitional, appositional,
magician, monition, mortician, compositional, definitional,
munition, musician, nutrition, depositional, expositional,
omission, optician, partition, patrician, inquisitional, oppositional,
perdition, permission, petition, prepositional, propositional,
Phoenician, physician, position, repetitional, suppositional,
punition, remission, rendition, transpositional, unconditional
sedition, submission, suspicion,
tactician, technician, tradition, juxtapositional, presuppositional
transition, transmission, tuition,
volition itioner \i-shs-nar\ missioner
commissioner, conditioner,
abolition, acquisition, admonition,
aesthetician, air-condition, parishioner, partitioner, petitioner,
ammunition, apparition, apposition, practitioner
coalition, competition, composition,
cosmetician, decommission, exhibitioner, malpractitioner, nurse-
decondition, definition, demolition, practitioner
deposition, dietitian, Dionysian,
disposition, disquisition, electrician, itionist \i-sh3-nast\ nutritionist,
erudition, exhibition, expedition, partitionist
exposition, extradition, imposition,
inhibition, inquisition, intermission, abolitionist, coalitionist,
intromission, intuition, linguistician, demolitionist, exhibitionist,
logistician, malnutrition, malposition, intuitionist, oppositionist,
manumission, mathematician, prohibitionist
mechanician, micturition, obstetrician,
opposition, Ordovician, parturition, itious \ish-9s\ see icious1
phonetician, politician, precognition,
precondition, premonition, itis \it-as\ situs, Titus
preposition, prohibition, proposition, arthritis, botrytis, bronchitis, bursitis,
recognition, recondition, repetition,
requisition, rhetorician, statistician, colitis, cystitis, detritus, gastritis, iritis,
submunition, superstition, supposition, mastitis, nephritis, neuritis, phlebitis
transposition
dermatitis, enteritis, gingivitis,
academician, arithmetician, hepatitis, Heracleitus, ileitis,
decomposition, diagnostician, laryngitis, meningitis, pharyngitis,
dialectician, disinhibition, pneumonitis, prostatitis, retinitis,
geometrician, geriatrician, sinusitis, tonsillitis, spondylitis,
indisposition, interposition, tendinitis, urethritis, vaginitis
juxtaposition, metaphysician,
onomastician, pediatrician, appendicitis, conjunctivitis,
presupposition, redefinition, encephalitis, endocarditis,
semiotician, theoretician endometritus, folliculitis,
Hermaphroditus, peritonitis
superimposition
analysis situs, diverticulitis,
itionable Xish-na-balX see issionable gastroenteritis, poliomyelitis

itional \ish-nal\ additional, itish \it-ish\ British, skittish
attritional, cognitional, coitional,
conditional, nutritional, positional, itius \ish-ss\ see icious
traditional, transitional, tuitional,
volitional itle \It-9l\ see ital1

it'll \it-9l\ see ittle

itment \it-msnt\ fitment
commitment, remitment
recommitment
overcommitment

itness 226

itness \it-nas\ fitness, witness ittany \it-3n-e\ see itany
earwitness, eyewitness, unfitness
itte \it\ see it1
itney \it-ne\ jitney, Whitney
Mount Whitney itted \it-ad\ fitted, it'd, nitid, pitted,
teated, witted
ito1 \et-6\ keto, Leto, Quito, Tito,
veto committed, dim-witted, half-witted,
quick-witted, sharp-witted, slow-
bonito, burrito, graffito, magneto, witted, thick-witted, unbitted, unfitted
Miskito, mosquito, Negrito
uncommitted
Hirohito, incognito, sanbenito —also -ed forms of verbs listed at it
ito2 \et-a\ see ita2
iton1 \it-3n\ see itten ittee \it-e\ see itty
iton2 \it-3n\ see ighten
itten \it-3n\ bitten, Britain, Briton,
itoral \it-9-ral\ see iteral Britten, kitten, litten, Lytton, mitten,
itra \e-tra\ see etra2 smitten, witting, written

itral \i-trsl\ mitral, nitrile backbitten, flea-bitten, Great Britain,
hard-bitten, New Britain, rewritten,
itrile \I-tral\ see itral snakebitten, unwritten

its \its\ blitz, ditz, Fritz, glitz, grits, ittence \it-3ns\ see ittance
its, it's, quits, spitz
ittent \it-3nt\ remittent
Chemnitz, Saint Kitts intermittent, intromittent
slivovitz
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns, itter \it-ar\ bitter, chitter, critter,
and -s forms of verbs, listed at it fitter, flitter, fritter, glitter, hitter, jitter,
knitter, litter, quitter, quittor, sitter,
it's \its\ see its skitter, slitter, spitter, titter, twitter

itsail \it-sal\ see itzel aglitter, atwitter, bed-sitter, embitter,
emitter, hairsplitter, no-hitter, outfitter,
itsch \ich\ see itch rail-splitter, remitter, shipfitter,
steamfitter, switch-hitter, transmitter
itschy \ich-e\ see itchy
benefiter, counterfeiter, intromitter
itsy \it-se\ see itzy
itterer \it-3r-sr\ fritterer, litterer,
itt \it\ see it1 twitterer

itta \it-a\ shittah, vitta itterly \it-9r-le\ bitterly, literally

ittable Xit-a-bslX committable, ittern \it-arn\ bittern, cittern, gittern
habitable, hospitable, remittable,
transmittable ittery \it-3-re\ glittery, jittery, littery,
skittery, twittery
inhospitable
ittie \it-e\ see itty
ittah \it-a\ see itta
ittier \it-e-ar\ grittier, prettier,
ittal \it-3l\ see ittle Whittier, wittier
ittance \it-3ns\ pittance, quittance
ittiness \it-e-nss\ grittiness,
acquittance, admittance, emittance, prettiness, wittiness
immittance, remittance, transmittance
itting1 \it-irj\ fitting, sitting, splitting,
intermittence witting

227 ive

befitting, earsplitting, fence-sitting, itzel \it-s9l\ schnitzel, spritsail
formfitting, hairsplitting, hard-hitting, Wiener schnitzel
house-sitting, resitting, sidesplitting,
unfitting, unwitting, unremitting itzi \it-se\ see itzy

—also -ing forms of verbs listed at itzy \it-se\ bitsy, glitzy, Mitzi, ritzy,
it1 schizy

itting2 \it-3n\ see itten iu \ u \ see ew1

ittish \it-ish\ see itish ius1 \e-as\ see eus1

ittle \it-3l\ brittle, it'll, kittle, little, ius2 \I-3s\ see ias1
skittle, spital, spittle, tittle, victual,
whittle, wittol iv1 \iv\ see ive2

acquittal, belittle, committal, iv2 \ef\ see ief1
embrittle, hospital, lickspittle,
remittal, transmittal iv3 \if\ see iff

noncommittal, recommittal iv4 \ev\ see eave

ittler \it-3l-ar\ see italer iva1 \I-va\ Saiva
gingiva, Godiva, saliva
ittol \it-3l\ see ittle
iva2 \e-va\ diva, Eva, kiva, Shiva,
ittor \it-ar\ see itter siva, Siva, viva

ittoral \it-s-r9l\ see iteral geneva, Geneva, yeshiva

itts \its\ see its iva3 \iv-a\ Shiva, Siva

itty \it-e\ bitty, city, ditty, gritty, ivable1 \I-v3-bal\ drivable
kitty, Kitty, pity, pretty, tittie, witty derivable, revivable, survivable

committee, self-pity, itty-bitty, ivable2 \iv-3-bsl\ livable
Kansas City, megacity, nitty-gritty, forgivable
Salt Lake City, subcommittee,
supercity, Walter Mitty ival \I-val\ rival
archival, arrival, revival, survival
Ho Chi Minh City adjectival, conjunctival, genitival,

itual \ich-3-wsl\ ritual substantival
habitual infinitival

ituary \ich-3-re\ see itchery1 ivalent \iv-9-bnt\ ambivalent,
equivalent
itum \It-am\ see item
unambivalent
itus \It-3s\ see itis
ivan \iv-sn\ see iven
ity1 \it-e\ see itty
ivance \I-vans\ connivance,
ity2 \It-e\ see ite2 contrivance, survivance

itz \its\ see its ivative \iv-at-iv\ privative
derivative
itza1 \et-sa\ pizza
czaritza ive1 \Iv\ chive, dive, drive, five,
Chichen Itza, Katowice gyve, hive, I've, jive, live, rive, shrive,
skive, strive, thrive, wive
itza2 \it-sa\ czaritza
tamburitza

ive 228

alive, archive, Argive, arrive, ivid \iv-ad\ livid, vivid
beehive, connive, contrive, deprive,
derive, endive, nosedive, ogive, revive, ivil \iv-al\ see ivel
self-drive, skin-dive, survive, test-
drive ivilly \iv-a-le\ civilly, privily
uncivilly
forty-five, overdrive, power-dive
ivily \iv-a-le\ see ivilly
ive2 \iv\ give, live, sheave, shiv,
sieve, spiv iving \iv-in\ giving, living
almsgiving, forgiving, free-living,
forgive, misgive, outlive, relive,
unlive misgiving, thanksgiving
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at
underactive
ive2
ive3 \ev\ see eave1
ivion \iv-e-sn\ Vivian
ivel \iv-al\ civil, drivel, frivol, oblivion
shrivel, snivel, swivel
ivious \iv-e-9s\ lascivious, oblivious
iven \iv-an\ driven, given, riven,
Sivan, striven, thriven ivir \iv-ar\ see iver2

forgiven ivity \iv-at-e\ privity
menu-driven acclivity, activity, captivity, declivity,

iver1 \I-var\ diver, driver, fiver festivity, motivity, nativity, proclivity
arriver, cabdriver, conniver, absorptivity, adaptivity, additivity,

contriver, deriver, reviver, screwdriver, affectivity, aggressivity, coercivity,
survivor cognitivity, collectivity, compulsivity,
conductivity, connectivity, creativity,
iver2 \iv-ar\ flivver, giver, liver, destructivity, diffusivity, directivity,
quiver, river, shiver, sliver effectivity, emissivity, emotivity,
exclusivity, exhaustivity, expansivity,
almsgiver, aquiver, deliver, expressivity, impassivity, inactivity,
downriver, forgiver, lawgiver, upriver infectivity, negativity, perceptivity,
perfectivity, permittivity, positivity,
Guadalquivir primitivity, productivity, progressivity,
reactivity, receptivity, reflexivity,
ivers1 \I-varz\ divers, vivers relativity, resistivity, retentivity,
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns selectivity, sensitivity, subjectivity,
susceptivity, transitivity
listed at iver1
distributivity, hyperactivity,
ivers2 \e-varz\ see eavers insensitivity, overactivity, retroactivity

ivery \iv-re\ livery, shivery hypersensitivity, radioactivity
delivery
ivium \iv-e-3m\ trivium
ives \ivz\ fives, hives, Ives quadrivium
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,
iviut \e-ve-at\ see eviate
and -s forms of verbs, listed at ive1
ivo \e-vo\ see evo
ivet \iv-at\ civet, divot, pivot, privet,
rivet, swivet, trivet ivocal \iv-3-k9i\ equivocal, univocal
unequivocal
ivi1 \iv-e\ see ivvy
ivol \iv-3l\ see ivel
ivi2 \e-ve\ see eavey
ivor \i-var\ see iver1
ivia \iv-e-a\ Bolivia, Olivia

ivial \iv-e-3l\ trivial
convivial, quadrivial

229 izard

ivorous \iv-ras\ carnivorous, ixer \ik-ssr\ fixer, mixer
granivorous, omnivorous elixir

insectivorous ixia \ik-se-s\ asphyxia, panmixia

ivot \iv-at\ see ivet ixie \ik-se\ Dixie, nixie, Nixie, pixie,
pyxie, tricksy
ivus \e-vas\ see evous
ixion \ik-shan\ see iction
ivver \iv-ar\ see iver2
ixir \ik-sar\ see ixer
ivvy \iv-e\ chivy, civvy, divvy, Livy,
privy, skivvy ixit \ik-sat\ quixote
ipse dixit
tantivy
divi-divi ixon \ik-san\ see ixen

ivy \iv-e\ see ivvy ixote \ik-sat\ see ixit

iwi \e-we\ see eewee ixt \ikst\ see ixed

ix1 \iks\ Brix, Dix, fix, mix, nix, pyx, ixture \iks-char\ fixture, mixture
six, Styx admixture, commixture
intermixture
admix, affix, blanc fixe, commix,
deep-six, immix, infix, postfix, prefix, iya \e-a\ see ia1
premix, prix fixe, prolix, subfix, suffix, iyeh \e-s\ see ia1
transfix, unfix
iz \iz\ biz, fizz, frizz, his, is, Ms.,
antefix, cicatrix, crucifix, eighty-six, phiz, quiz, 'tis, whiz, wiz
intermix, politics, six-o-six, superfix
gee-whiz, show biz
geopolitics iz2 \ez\ see eze
RU486 iza1 \e-za\ see eza
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns, iza2 \e-tha\ see etna
and -s forms of verbs, listed at ick
izabeth \iz-3-bath\ Elisabeth,
ix2 \ e \ see e e 1 Elizabeth

ixal \ik-sal\ pixel Port Elizabeth
affixal, prefixal, suffixal
izable \I-z3-bal\ sizable
ixe1 \eks\ breeks advisable, cognizable, devisable,
prix fixe
idee fixe excisable
Macgillicuddy's Reeks amortizable, analyzable, criticizable,
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,
dramatizable, exercisable, fertilizable,
and -s forms of verbs, listed at eak hypnotizable, inadvisable, localizable,
magnetizable, mechanizable,
ixe2 \iks\ see ix1 memorizable, pulverizable,
recognizable, vaporizable
ixe3 \esh\ see iche2
computerizable, generalizable,
ixed \ikst\ fixed, mixed, twixt uncompromisable
betwixt, well-fixed
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at ix izar \I-Z9r\ see izer

ixel \ik-sal\ see ixal izard \iz-ard\ blizzard, gizzard,
izzard, lizard, vizard, wizard
ixen \ik-san\ vixen, Nixon
Mason-Dixon

ize 230

ize \Iz\ guise, prise, prize, rise, size, improvise, ionize, ironize, Islamize,
wise itemize, jeopardize, journalize,
Judaize, laicize, latinize, legalize,
abscise, advise, apprise, apprize, lionize, liquidize, localize, magnetize,
arise, assize, baptize, breadthwise, marbleize, martyrize, maximize,
capsize, chastise, clockwise, cognize, mechanize, melanize, melodize,
comprise, crabwise, crosswise, memorize, merchandise, mesmerize,
demise, despise, devise, disguise, methodize, metricize, minimize,
disprize, downsize, earthrise, mobilize, modernize, moisturize,
edgewise, emprise, endwise, excise, monetize, mongrelize, moralize,
fanwise, franchise, full-size, grecize, motorize, mythicize, narcotize,
high-rise, incise, king-size, leastwise, nasalize, neutralize, normalize,
lengthwise, Levi's, life-size, likewise, notarize, novelize, obelize, odorize,
low-rise, man-size, midsize, misprize, optimize, organize, ostracize,
moonrise, nowise, outsize, piecewise, otherwise, oversize, oxidize, paganize,
pint-size, premise, quantize, remise, paradise, paralyze, pasteurize,
reprise, revise, slantwise, streetwise, patronize, pauperize, penalize, penny-
stylize, suffice, sunrise, surmise, wise, pidginize, plagiarize, plasticize,
surprise, twin-size, uprise Platonize, pluralize, pocket-size,
poetize, polarize, polemize,
advertise, aggrandize, agonize, pressurize, privatize, prussianize,
alchemize, amortize, analyze, publicize, pulverize, randomize,
anglicize, anywise, aphorize, arabize, realize, recognize, rhapsodize,
atomize, authorize, autolyze, robotize, romanize, rubberize,
balkanize, barbarize, bastardize, sanitize, satirize, scandalize,
bestialize, bolshevize, botanize, schematize, schismatize, scrutinize,
bowdlerize, brutalize, burglarize, sensitize, sermonize, signalize,
canalize, canonize, capsulize, simonize, sinicize, slenderize,
caramelize, carbonize, cartelize, sloganize, socialize, sodomize,
catalyze, catechize, cauterize, solarize, sonnetize, specialize,
centralize, channelize, Christianize, stabilize, Stalinize, standardize,
cicatrize, circumcise, civilize, sterilize, stigmatize, strategize,
classicize, colonize, communize, subsidize, summarize, supervise,
compromise, concertize, concretize, syllogize, symbolize, sympathize,
creolize, criticize, crystalize, synchronize, syncretize, synopsize,
customize, demonize, deputize, synthesize, systemize, tantalize,
dialyze, digitize, disfranchise, televise, temporize, tenderize,
dogmatize, dramatize, elegize, terrorize, tetanize, teutonize, texturize,
empathize, emphasize, energize, theorize, thermalize, totalize,
enfranchise, enterprise, equalize, tranquilize, traumatize, tyrannize,
erotize, eternize, etherize, eulogize, unionize, unitize, urbanize, utilize,
euphemize, exercise, exorcise, valorize, vandalize, vaporize,
factorize, fantasize, fascistize, verbalize, vernalize, victimize,
feminize, fertilize, feudalize, vitalize, vocalize, vulcanize, vulgarize,
Actionize, finalize, formalize, weather-wise, weatherize, westernize,
formulize, fossilize, fragmentize, winterize, womanize, worldly-wise
fraternize, gallicize, galvanize,
germanize, ghettoize, glamorize, accessorize, acclimatize, actualize,
globalize, gormandize, gothicize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize,
gourmandize, grecianize, harmonize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize,
heathenize, hebraize, hellenize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize,
hierarchize, humanize, hybridize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize,
hypnotize, idolize, immunize,

231 izy

apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, psychoanalyze, self-actualize,
baby blue-eyes, bureaucratize, sentimentalize, spiritualize,
cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, underutilize, universalize
catholicize, characterize,
commercialize, communalize, constitutionalize, dematerialize,
computerize, conservatize, editorialize, intellectualize
containerize, contrariwise,
conveyorize, cosmeticize, deinstitutionalize
counterclockwise, criminalize, —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,
cryptanalize, decentralize, decolonize, and -s forms of verbs, listed at y
de-emphasize, de-energize,
dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, ize2 \ez\ see eze
demobilize, democratize, demoralize,
deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, ized \Izd\ sized
desalinize, desensitize, destabilize, advised, outsized
digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, ergotized, ill-advised, pearlized,
economize, emotionalize, epitomize,
epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, Sanforized, unadvised, undersized,
euthanatize, evangelize, extemporize, varisized, well-advised
externalize, familiarize, fanaticize,
federalize, fictionalize, formularize, elasticized, modularized,
gelatinize, generalize, geologize, unexercised
Hispanicize, homogenize, hospitalize,
hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immunocompromised
immobilize, immortalize, —also -ed forms of verbs listed at
impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, ize1
initialize, internalize, italicize,
legitimize, liberalize, literalize, izen1 \Iz-3n\ bison, dizen, greisen
lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, bedizen, horizon
metabolize, metastasize, militarize, spiegeleisen
mineralize, monopolize, mythologize,
nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, izen2 \iz-3n\ see ison2
philosophize, politicize, popularize,
proselytize, regularize, reorganize, izer \i-zar\ Dreiser, geyser, kaiser,
revitalize, romanticize, secularize, miser, prizer, riser, sizar, visor, wiser
sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize,
suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, adviser, divisor, incisor
temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, appetizer, atomizer, energizer,
transistorize, trivialize, ventriloquize, enterpriser, equalizer, exerciser,
visualize fertilizer, organizer, oxidizer,
stabilizer, supervisor, synthesizer,
Americanize, apotheosize, totalizer, tranquilizer, tyrannizer,
colonialize, compartmentalize, vaporizer
conceptualize, contextualize, complementizer, deodorizer
decriminalize, demilitarize,
denaturalize, departmentalize, izing \I-zirj\ rising, sizing
depoliticize, desexualize, uprising
Europeanize, exteriorize, ideologize, appetizing, enterprising,
immaterialize, individualize,
industrialize, internationalize, merchandising, self-sufficing,
legitimatize, materialize, miniaturize, unsurprising
particularize, politicalize,
self-sacrificing, uncompromising
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at
ize1

izo1 \e-zo\ sleazo
chorizo, mestizo

izo2 \e-so\ see iso

izon \Iz-3n\ see izen1

izy \it-se\ see itzy

IZZ 232

izz \iz\ see iz1 izzled \iz-sld\ chiseled, grizzled
izza \et-sa\ see itza1 —also -ed forms of verbs listed at
izzard \iz-ard\ see izard
izzen \iz-3n\ see ison2 izzle
izzer \iz-ar\ see issor
izzical \iz-i-kal\ seeysical izzler \iz-lsr\ chiseler, sizzler,
izzie \i-ze\ see izzy swizzler
izzle \iz-3i\ chisel, drizzle, fizzle,
frizzle, grizzle, mizzle, pizzle, sizzle, izzly \iz-le\ drizzly, grisly, grizzly,
swizzle mizzly

izzy \iz-e\ busy, dizzy, fizzy, frizzy,
tizzy

tin lizzie

o

01 \ii\ see ew1 oak \6k\ see oke

02 \ 6 \ see ow1 oaken \6-kan\ see oken

oa \6-s\ boa, Goa, koa, moa, Noah, oaker \6-k9r\ see oker
proa, stoa
oakum \6-k3m\ see okum
aloha, balboa, Balboa, jerboa, Samoa
Krakatoa, Mauna Loa, Shenandoah, oaky \6-ke\ see oky
Sinaloa oal \61\ see ole1
Guanabacoa, Joao Pessoa oalie \6-le\ see oly1
oam1 \6-am\ seeoem1
oa2 \ 6 \ see ow1 oam2 \6m\ see ome1
oamer Xo-marX see omer1
oable \ii-3-b9l\ see uable
oaming \6-mirj\ coaming, combing,
oach \6ch\ broach, brooch, coach, gloaming
loach, poach, roach
Wyoming
abroach, approach, caroche, —also -ing forms of verbs listed at
cockroach, encroach, reproach, ome1
stagecoach
oamy \6-me\ foamy, homey, loamy,
oachable \6-ch3-b3l\ coachable show-me
approachable
inapproachable, irreproachable, Dahomey, Naomi, Salome
oan1 \6-an\ Owen, roan, rowan
unapproachable
Minoan, Samoan, waygoing
oacher \6-char\ broacher, coacher, Eskimoan, protozoan
cloture, poacher oan2 \6n\ see one1
oaner \6-nar\ see oner1
encroacher oaning \6-nirj\ see oning2

oad1 \6d\ see ode oap \ 6 p \ see ope

oad2 \6d\ see aud1 oaper \6-psr\ see oper

oader \6d-ar\ see Oder oapy \6-pe\ see opi
oar \6r\ see or1
oadie \6d-e\ see ody2
oard \6rd\ board, bored, chord, cord,
oady \6d-e\ see ody2 cored, floored, ford, Ford, gourd,

oaf \6f\ loaf, oaf, qoph
meatloaf, witloof
sugarloaf

oafer \6-far\ see ofer

oagie \6-ge\ see ogie

oah \6-a\ see oa1

oarder 234

hoard, horde, lord, Lord, oared, pored, oarish \6r-ish\ see orish1
poured, sward, sword, toward, ward,
Ward oarse \6rs\ see orse1

aboard, accord, afford, award, oarsen \6rs-3n\ coarsen, hoarsen,
backboard, backsword, baseboard, whoreson
billboard, blackboard, breadboard,
broadsword, buckboard, cardboard, oarsman \6rz-m3n\ oarsman
chalkboard, chessboard, chipboard, outdoorsman
clapboard, clipboard, concord,
corkboard, dashboard, discord, oart \6rt\ see ort1
duckboard, fjord, flashboard,
floorboard, footboard, freeboard, oary \6r-e\ see ory
garbord, Gaylord, greensward,
hardboard, headboard, inboard, oast \6st\ see ost2
keyboard, kickboard, landlord,
lapboard, leeboard, longsword, oastal \6s-t3l\ see ostal1
matchboard, moldboard, onboard,
outboard, packboard, pasteboard, oaster \6-star\ coaster, poster,
patchboard, pegboard, pressboard, roaster, throwster, toaster
punchboard, rearward, record, reward,
sailboard, scoreboard, seaboard, billposter, four-poster
shipboard, sideboard, signboard, roller-coaster, roller coaster
skateboard, slumlord, smallsword,
snowboard, soundboard, splashboard, oasty \6-ste\ see osty
springboard, surfboard, switchboard,
tailboard, untoward, wallboard, oat \6t\ bloat, boat, coat, cote, dote,
washboard, word-hoard, warlord, float, gloat, goat, groat, haute, moat,
whipcord mote, note, oat, quote, rote, shoat,
smote, stoat, throat, tote, vote, wrote
aboveboard, bungee cord,
centerboard, checkerboard, clavichord, afloat, airboat, bareboat, bluecoat,
disaccord, fiberboard, fingerboard, bumboat, capote, catboat, compote,
harpsichord, mortarbord, connote, coyote, cutthroat, demote,
motherboard, overboard, overlord, denote, devote, dovecote, eighth note,
paddleboard, paperboard, pinafored, emote, endnote, fireboat, fistnote,
plasterboard, pompadoured, flatboat, footnote, greatcoat, gunboat,
shuffleboard, smorgasbord, half note, headnote, Hohhot,
storyboard, teeterboard, tetrachord, houseboat, housecoat, iceboat,
untoward, weatherboard keelboat, keynote, lifeboat, longboat,
one-note, pigboat, promote, Q-boat,
misericord, particleboard raincoat, Rajkot, redcoat, remote,
—also -edforms of verbs listed at rewrote, rowboat, sailboat, scapegoat,
or1 sheepcote, showboat, speedboat,
steamboat, stoneboat, Sukkot,
oarder \6rd-sr\ see order Sukkoth, surfboat, tailcoat, topcoat,
towboat, tugboat, turncoat, U-boat,
oarding \6rd-irj\ see ording1 unquote, wainscot, whaleboat,
whitethroat, whole note, woodnote,
oared \6rd\ see oard workboat

oarer \6r-9r\ see orer anecdote, antidote, asymptote,
creosote, entrecote, ferryboat,
oaring \6r-irj\ see oring Huhehot, motorboat, overcoat,
paddleboat, papillote, petticoat,
oarious \6r-e-as\ see orious powerboat, quarter note, redingote,
riverboat, rubythroat, Shabuoth,

235 obe

Sialkot, sugarcoat, symbiote, table ob2 \ 6 b \ see obe1
d'hote, sixteenth note, undercoat,
yellowthroat oba \6-b9\ arroba, jojoba
algaroba, Manitoba
thirty-second note
obably \ab-le\ see obbly
oate \6-at\ see oet1
obal \6-bal\ see oble
oated \6t-ad\ coated, noted, throated
devoted, tailcoated Obally \6-ba-le\ globally
petticoated primum mobile
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at
obar \6-bsr\ see obGr
oat
obber \ab-ar\ bobber, caber,
oaten \6t-3n\ see oton clobber, cobber, jobber, robber,
slobber, swabber, throbber
oater \6t-ar\ bloater, boater, coater,
doter, floater, gloater, motor, noter, hobnobber, Micawber, Skibobber,
oater, rotor, scoter, toter, voter stockjobber

houseboater, iceboater, keynoter, obbery \ab-re\ bobbery, jobbery,
promoter, pulmotor, sailboater, tilt- robbery, slobbery, snobbery
rotor, trimotor
corroboree
locomotor, motorboater
obbes \abz\ Hobbes
oath \6th\ see owth —also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,

oathe \6th\ see othe and -s forms of verbs, listed at ob

oathing \6-thirj\ see othing Obbet \ab-at\ gobbet, probit

oating \6t-irj\ boating, coating, obbie \ab-e\ see obby
floating
obbin \ab-an\ see obin
free-floating, sailboating,
scapegoating, speedboating, obbish \ab-ish\ slobbish, snobbish
wainscoting
obble \ab-al\ see abble1
motorboating, undercoating
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at Obbler \ab-lsr\ cobbler, gobbler,
oat hobbler, nobbier, squabbler, wobbler

oatswain \6s-3n\ see osin Obbly \ab-le\ knobbly, probably,
wobbly, Wobbly
oaty \6t-e\ see ote1
obby \ab-e\ Bobbie, bobby, Bobby,
Oax \6ks\ coax, hoax cobby, dobby, globby, hobby, knobby,
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns, lobby, nobby, snobby, swabbie

and -s forms of verbs, listed at oke Mesabi, Punjabi, Wahhabi
Abu Dhabi, Hammurabi
Ob1 \ a b \ Ab, blob, bob, Bob, cob,
daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, obe1 \6b\ daube, globe, Job, lobe,
lob, mob, nob, Ob, rob, slob, snob, probe, robe, strobe
sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob
bathrobe, conglobe, disrobe, earlobe,
bedaub, corncob, demob, doorknob, enrobe, microbe, wardrobe
heartthrob, hobnob, kabob, macabre,
memsahib, nabob, nawab, Punjab, Anglophobe, claustrophobe,
skibob Francophobe, homophobe,
negrophobe, xenophobe
shish kebab
thingamabob ailurophobe, computerphobe

obe 236

obe2 \6-be\ see oby obra \6-bra\ cobra, dobra

obeah \6-be-a\ see obia obster \ab-star\ lobster, mobster

obee \6-be\ see oby obular Xab-ya-larX globular, lobular

obelus \ab-3-bs\ see abilis obule \ab-yxil\ globule, lobule

ober \6-b9r\ lobar, sober Oby \6-be\ Gobi, goby, Kobe, obi,
October Obie, toby, Toby

obi \6-be\ see oby adobe, Nairobi
Okeechobee
Obia \6-be-s\ cobia, obeah, phobia
acrophobia, algophobia, obyn \ab-sn\ see obin
oc1 \6k\ see oke
Anglophobia, claustrophobia, OC2 \ak\ see ock1
homophobia, hydrophobia, OC3 \6k\ see alk
negrophobia, photophobia,
technophobia, xenophobia oca \6-ka\ coca, mocha, oca
Asoka
agoraphobia carioca, Fukuoka, mandioca,
triskaidekaphobia
Shizuoka, tapioca
obic \6-bik\ phobic
aerobic ocable \6-k9-bal\ smokable,
anaerobic, claustrophobic, vocable

homophobic, hydrophobic, evocable
photophobic, xenophobic
ocage \ak-ij\ see ockage
obile1 \6-ba-le\ see obally
ocal \6-kal\ focal, local, socle,
obile2 \6-bal\ see oble vocal, yokel

obin \ab-an\ bobbin, dobbin, bifocal, subvocal, trifocal, unvocal
graben, robin, Robin, Robyn
OCally \6-k9-le\ locally, vocally
round-robin
ocative \ak-at-iv\ locative, vocative
Obit1 \6-bat\ obit, Tobit evocative, provocative
post-obit
occa \ak-s\ see aka1
obit2 \ab-at\ see obbet
occer \ak-ar\ see ocker
oble \6-bal\ coble, global, mobile,
noble OCCie \ach-e\ see otchy

airmobile, ennoble, Grenoble, occhi \6-ke\ see alkie
ignoble, immobile
OCCO \ak-6\ socko, taco
San Cristobal cheechako, guanaco, morocco,

obo \6-bo\ gobo, hobo, kobo, lobo, Morocco, scirocco, sirocco
oboe
occule \ak-yul\ floccule, locule
adobo
occulent Xak-ya-bntX flocculent
oboe \6-bo\ see obo inoculant

obol \ab-sl\ seeabble1 OCCUlus \ak-y3-tas\ flocculus,
loculus, oculus
oboree \ab-a-re\ see obbery

obot \6-bat\ see obit1

237 ock

oce \6-che\ see oche1 ock1 \ak\ Bach, bloc, block, bock,
brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock,
ocean \6-sh3n\ see otion doc, dock, floe, flock, frock, hock,
ocent \6s-3nt\ docent, nocent Jacque, Jacques, jock, knock, lakh,
loch, lock, Locke, lough, Mach, moc,
o c e s s \as-as\ Knossos, process mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock,
colossus, proboscis shock, smock, sock, stock, wok, yak,
yock
och1 \ak\ see ock1
och2 \6sh\ see ash2 acock, ad hoc, amok, Arak,
och3 \6k\ see alk backblock, Balzac, bangkok,
Bangkok, baroque, Bartok, bawcock,
ocha \6-ka\ see oca bedrock, bemock, bibcock, bitstock,
blackcock, blesbok, bloodstock, bois
ochal \ak-al\ see ockle d'arc, Brecknock, breechblock,
burdock, buttstock, caprock, coldcock,
ochan \a-kan\ see achen Comstock, deadlock, debacle, defrock,
oche1 \6-che\ Kochi, Sochi dry dock, duroc, Dvorak, earlock, en
bloc, epoch, fatstock, feedstock,
penoche, veloce fetlock, firelock, flintlock, forelock,
mezza voce, sotto voce foreshock, gamecock, gemsbok,
oche2 \6sh\ cloche, gauche, skosh gridlock, gunlock, Hancock, havelock,
brioche, caroche, guilloche haycock, headlock, headstock,
oche3 \6-ke\ see oky hemlock, Hickock, Iraq, jazz-rock,
oche4 \6ch\ see oach Kanak, Kazak, Kazakh, kapok,
oche5 \6sh\ see ash2 kneesock, livestock, lovelock,
matchlock, Mohock, Nisroch, nostoc,
ochee \6-ke\ see oky o'clock, oarlock, padlock, peacock,
penstock, petcock, pibroch, picklock,
ocher \6-ksr\ see oker pinchcock, post doc, post hoc, rhebok,
ochi \6-che\ see oche1 rimrock, roadblock, rootstock,
Rorschach, Rostock, rowlock,
ochle \sk-3l\ see uckle shamrock, Sheetrock, sherlock,
shylock, Sirach, slick rock, Slovak,
ochs \aks\ see ox springbok, steenbok, stopcock, Tarlak,
tarok, ticktock, traprock, van Gogh,
ochum \6-k9m\ see okum warlock, wedlock, woodcock,
ocia \6-sha\ see otia1 wristlock, zwieback

ociable \6-sh3-bal\ sociable aftershock, alpenstock, Anahuac,
associable, dissociable, insociable, antiknock, antilock, Antioch, Arawak,
Ayers Rock, billycock, chockablock,
negotiable, unsociable hammerlock, hollyhock, interlock,
indissociable, renegotiable John Hancock, lady's-smock,
Languedoc, laughingstock, Little
OCial \6-shsl\ social Rock, manioc, mantlerock,
asocial, dissocial, precocial, unsocial monadnock, Offenbach, Otomac,
antisocial poppycock, Ragnarok, Sarawak,
shuttlecock, spatterdock, turkey-cock,
ocile \as-sl\ see ossal weathercock

OCiOUS \6-shas\ atrocious, ferocious, Czechoslovak, Bialystok,
precocious electroshock, Inupiaq, Pontianak,
Vladivostok
Theodosius

ock 238

ock2 \6k\ see alk ocks \aks\ see ox

ockage \ak-ij\ blockage, brockage, ocky \ak-e\ blocky, cocky, hockey,
dockage,lockage, socage jockey, pocky, rocky, Rocky, sake,
schlocky, stocky, Yaqui
ocke \ak\ see ock1
Abnaki, Iraqi, Ontake, peacocky,
ocked \akt\ blocked, crocked rumaki
concoct, decoct, entr'acte, half-
jabberwocky, Kawasaki, Miyazaki,
cocked, landlocked Nagasaki, Okazaki, sukiyaki, teriyaki
entoproct
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at Amagasaki, enokidake

ock1 ocle \6-kal\ see ocal

OCker \ak-ar\ blocker, docker, ocne \ak-ne\ see ockney
cocker, docker, hocker, knocker,
locker, makar, mocker, rocker, OCO \6-ko\ coco, cocoa, loco, poco
shocker, soccer, stocker Bioko, iroko, rococo
creme de cacao, Locofoco, Orinoco
footlocker poco a poco
appleknocker, beta-blocker,
knickerbocker ocoa \6-ko\ see OCO

ockery \ak-re\ crockery, mockery, ocracy \ak-r9-se\ autocracy,
rockery bureaucracy, democracy, hypocrisy,
mobocracy, plutocracy, slavocracy,
OCket \ak-at\ brocket, crocket, technocracy, theocracy
Crockett, docket, locket, pocket,
rocket, socket, sprocket aristocracy, gerontocracy,
gynecocracy, meritocracy,
pickpocket, skyrocket thalassocracy
out-of-pocket, retro-rocket
ocre \6-kar\ see oker
ockett \ak-at\ see ocket
ocrisy \ak-rs-se\ see ocracy
ockey \ak-e\ see ocky
ocsin \ak-san\ seeoxin
ockian \ak-e-an\ Comstockian,
Slovakian oct \akt\ see ocked

Czechoslovakian OCtion \ak-shsn\ concoction,
decoction
ockiness \ak-e-nas\ cockiness,
rockiness, stockiness octor \ak-tar\ doctor, proctor
concocter
ocking \ak-in\ flocking, shocking,
smocking, stocking oculant Xak-ya-lsntX see occulent

bluestocking, silk-stocking ocular \ak-y3-lar\ jocular, locular,
—also -ing forms of verbs listed at ocular
ock1
binocular, monocular
OCkish \ak-ish\ blockish, stockish intraocular

OCkle \ak-9i\ coccal, cockle, socle ocule \ak-yul\ see occule
debacle, epochal
oculus \ak-y3-bs\ see occulus
ockney \ak-ne\ cockney, Procne
ocum \6-k3m\ see okum
ocko \ak-6\ see occo
OCUS \6-kss\ crocus, focus, hocus,
locus

239 ode

prefocus, refocus, soft-focus odden \ad-3n\ sodden, trodden
hocus-pocus downtrodden, Ibadan

ocused \6-kast\ see ocust Odder \ad-ar\ dodder, fodder,
khaddar, modder, nodder, odder,
ocust \6-kast\ locust plodder, prodder, solder, wadder
unfocused
glissader, hot-rodder
ocutor \ak-yat-3r\ prolocutor promenader
interlocutor —also -exforms of adjectives listed
atotf
Od1 \ad\ bod, clod, cod, fade, Fahd,
gaud, god, hod, mod, nod, od, odd, oddery \ad-re\ see awdry
plod, pod, prod, quad, quod, rod,
scrod, shod, sod, squad, tod, trod, wad oddess \ad-ss\ bodice, goddess
demigoddess
Akkad, Arad, aubade, ballade,
Belgrade, bipod, Cape Cod, couvade, Oddish \ad-ish\ cloddish, kaddish
croustade, dry-shod, ephod, facade,
fantod, glissade, hot-rod, jihad, oddle \ad-3l\ coddle, model, noddle,
lingcod, Nimrod, oeillade, pomade, swaddle, toddle, twaddle, waddle
peasecod, ramrod, Riyadh, roughshod,
roulade, saccade, scalade, seedpod, remodel
slipshod, synod, tie-rod, tightwad, mollycoddle
tomcod, torsade, tripod
Oddler \ad-tar\ coddler, modeler,
accolade, amphipod, arthropod, toddler, twaddler, waddler
Ashkhabad, Bacolod, Beograde,
bigarade, carbonnade, chiffonade, mollycoddler
defilade, demigod, enfilade, esculade,
esplanade, fusillade, gallopade, oddly \ad-le\ see odly
gastropod, goldenrod, hexapod,
lycopod, monkeypod, Novgorod, Novi oddy \ad-e\ seeody1
Sad, octopod, promenade, pseudopod
ode \6d\ bode, bowed, code, goad,
Ahmadabad, Allahabad, cephalopod, load, lode, mode, node, ode, road,
degringolade, Faisalabad, fanfaronade, rode, Spode, strode, toad, toed, woad,
Islamabad, ornithopod, prosauropod, wood
rodomontade, Scheherazade,
Upanishad abode, bestrode, boatload, busload,
byroad, carload, cartload, caseload,
Nizhni Novgorod commode, corrode, crossroad, decode,
displode, embowed, encode, epode,
od2 \ 6 \ see ow1 erode, explode, forebode, freeload,
geode, highroad, implode, inroad, no-
od3 \6d\ see ode load, off-load, outmode, payload,
planeload, postcode, railroad,
Od4 \ud\ see ood1 rhapsode, sarod, shipload, square-
toed, threnode, trainload, truckload,
od5 \6d\ see aud1 two-toed, unload, upload

o'd \ud\ see ude a la mode, antipode, Comstock
Lode, discommode, eigenmode,
oda \6d-a\ coda, Rhoda, soda electrode, episode, impastoed,
Baroda, pagoda, sal soda incommode, Kozhikode,
Nesselrode, overrode, palinode,
odal \6d-3l\ Godel, modal, nodal, pigeon-toed
yodel
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at
cathodal
intermodal ow1

odeine 240

odeine Xod-e-anX see odian Odical \ad-i-kal\ methodical,
monodical, prosodical, synodical
odel \6d-3l\ see odal
episodical, immethodical, periodical
odeler \ad-lar\ see oddler
odice \ad-ss\ see oddess
oden \6d-3n\ loden, Odin, Woden
odicy \ad-9-se\ see odesy
odeon \6d-e-an\ see odian
odie \6-de\ see ody2
Oder \6d-ar\ coder, loader, Oder, odin \6d-3n\ see oden
odor
odious \6d-e-as\ odious
breechloader, decoder, freeloader, commodious, melodious, Methodius
malodor, railroader, unloader incommodious

middle-of-the-roader Odity \ad-3t-e\ oddity
commodity
oderate \ad-rat\ moderate, quadrate incommodity
immoderate
odium \6d-e-am\ odeum, odium,
odes \6dz\ Rhodes podium, rhodium, sodium
—also -s, -'s, and -s' forms of nouns,
Odius \6-de-as\ see odious
and -s forms of verbs, listed at ode
odless \ad-las\ godless, rodless
Odest \ad-ast\ Mahdist, modest
haggadist, immodest odling \ad-lirj\ codling, godling
—also -est forms of adjectives listed —also -ing forms of verbs listed at

afOd1 oddle

Odesy \ad-a-se\ odyssey odly \ad-le\ godly, oddly
geodesy, theodicy ungodly

odeum \6d-e-3m\ see odium odo \6d-6\ dodo
Komodo
odge \aj\ see age1 Quasimodo

odger \aj-9r\ codger, dodger, lodger, odom \ad-3m\ shahdom, Sodom
roger, Roger
odor \6d-sr\ see Oder
Jolly Roger
odsk \atsk\ see atsk
Odgy \aj-e\ dodgy, podgy, stodgy
mystagogy, pedagogy Odular \aj-3-lar\ modular, nodular

Odian \6d-e-sn\ Cambodian, odule \aj-ul\ module, nodule
custodian, melodeon
ody1 \ad-e\ body, cloddy, gaudy,
nickelodeon Mahdi, noddy, sadhe, shoddy, toddy,
waddy, wadi
OdiC \ad-ik\ zaddik
cathodic, ergodic, melodic, anybody, blackbody, dogsbody,
embody, homebody, nobody,
methodic, monodic, prosodic, somebody, wide-body
rhapsodic, spasmodic, synodic,
threnodic antibody, busybody, disembody,
everybody, Irrawaddy, underbody
episodic, periodic
antispasmodic, aperiodic,
upanishadic
quasiperiodic

241 off

ody2 \6d-e\ Cody, Jodie, Jody, oer2 \u-ar\ see ewer1
roadie, toady oer3 \ur\ see ure1
oer4 \6-ar\ blower, knower, lower,
polypody mower, sewer, shower, sower

odyssey \ad-a-se\ see odesy beachgoer, churchgoer,
odz \iij\ see uge1 flamethrower, filmgoer, foregoer,
oe1 \ 6 \ see ow1 forgoer, mindblower, snowblower,
oe2 \6-e\ see owy snowthrower, winegrower
oe3 \ e \ see ee1
oea1 \6i-9\ see oia concertgoer, moviegoer,
oea2 \e-s\ see ia1 whistleblower,

oeba \e-ba\ see eba cinemagoer, operagoer, theatergoer
oebe \e-be\ see ebe1 o'er \6r\ see or1
oes1 \az\ see euse1
oebel \a-bsl\ see able o e s 2 \6z\ see ose2
o e s 3 \iiz\ see use2
oebus \e-bss\ see ebus oesia \e-shs\ see esia1
oesn't \az-ant\ see asn't
oed \6d\ see ode
oest \ii-9st\ see ooist
oehn \9n\ see un
oeia \e-a\ see ia1 o e s u s \e-s9s\ see esis

oeic \e-ik\ see eic oet \6-at\ poet
oek \iik\ see ook1 inchoate, introit

oel \6-9l\ Joel, Lowell, Noel oetess \6-9t-3s\ coitus, poetess
bestowal
Baden-Powell, protozoal oeuf \af\ see uff
oeur \ar\ see eur1
oeless1 \6-bs\ seeolus
oeless2 \ii-bs\ see ewless oeuvre \arv\ see erve
oem1 \6-am\ poem, proem
oey \6-e\ see owy
jeroboam
oem2 \6m\ see ome1 of1 \av\ see olve2

oeman \6-m3n\ seeoman of2 \av\ see ove1
oena \e-n9\ see ina2 Of3 \6f\ see Off2
oentgen1 Xen-charA see ension
oentgen2 Xan-chsnX see uncheon ofar \6-far\ see ofer

oepha \e-fa\ see epha Ofer \6-far\ chauffeur, gofer, gopher,
oer1 \6r\ see or1 loafer, Ophir, shofar
Off1 \af\ boff, coif, doff, goif, kaph,
prof, quaff, scoff, shroff, taw, toff

carafe, cook-off, pilaf, Wroclaw
Romanov

off 242

off2 \6f\ cough, doff, off, scoff, taw, Oft2 \aft\ see aft1
trough
often \6-f9n\ see offin
Azov, beg off, blast-off, brush-off,
cast-off, castoff, checkoff, Chekhov, ofty \6f-te\ lofty, softy
cook-off, cutoff, die-off, drop-off, toplofty
face-off, falloff, far-off, goof-off,
hands-off, jump-off, Khartov, kickoff, og1 \ag\ bog, clog, cog, flog, fog,
Kirov, knockoff, Khrushchev, layoff, frog, grog, hog, jog, log, nog, Prague,
leadoff, lift-off, Lvov, one-off, Pavlov, prog, quag, shog, slog, smog, tog
payoff, pick-off, pickoff, play-off,
rake-off, rip-off, roll-off, Rostov, agog, backlog, bullfrog, defog,
runoff, sawed-off, sell-off, send-off, eclogue, eggnog, footslog, groundhog,
setoff, show-off, shutoff, spin-off, gulag, photog, prologue, putlog,
standoff, takeoff, Tambov, tap-off, tip- quahog, Rolvaag, sandhog, stalag,
off, trade-off, turnoff, well-off, Wolof, warthog
write-off
analog, analogue, antilog, apalogue,
better-off, cooling-off, damping-off, catalog, decalogue, demagogue,
Gorbachev, Molotov, Nabokov, dialogue, golliwog, monologue,
philosophe, Pribilof mummichog, mystagogue, nouvelle
vague, pedagogue, pollywog, semilog,
beef Stroganoff, Rachmaninoff sinologue, synagogue, Taganrog,
Rimsky-Korsakov theologue, waterlog

offal1 \af-al\ see afel og2 \6g\ bog, clog, dog, fog, frog,
hog, jog, log, smog
offal2 \6-fal\ see awful
backlog, bandog, befog, bird-dog,
offaly \6f-a-le\ see awfully bulldog, bullfrog, coydog, defog,
eclogue, firedog, groundhog,
offee \6-fe\ coffee, toffee hangdog, hedgehog, hotdog,
lapdog, leapfrog, prologue, quahog,
offer1 \af-sr\ coffer, gauffer, goffer, sandhog, seadog, sheepdog, warthog,
offer, proffer, quaffer, scoffer, troffer watchdog

reoffer analog, analogue, apologue, catalog,
decalogue, dialogue, dog-eat-dog,
Offer2 \6f-ar\ goffer, offer, troffer duologue, epilogue, homologue,
reoffer monologue, mummichog, overdog,
pettifog, pollywog, sinologue,
Offin \6-f9n\ coffin, dauphin, soften Tagalog, theologue, travelogue,
uncoffin underdog, waterlog, yellow-dog

off it \af-3t\ see ofit ideologue

offie \6-fal\ see awful og3 \6g\ see ogue1

ofit \af-3t\ profit, prophet, soffit oga \6-ga\ toga, yoga
nonprofit Conestoga
not-for-profit
ogamous \ag-3-m3s\ endogamous,
ofle \u-fal\ see ueful exogamous, monogamous

Oft1 \6ft\ croft, loft, oft, soft, toft heterogamous
aloft, hayloft
undercroft ogamy \ag-a-me\ endogamy,
—also -ed forms of verbs listed at exogamy, homogamy, misogamy,
monogamy
Off2

243 ogic

ogan \6-gsn\ brogan, shogun, oggery1 \ag-re\ toggery
slogan demagoguery

Mount Logan oggery2 \6-ga-re\ augury, doggery

ogany \ag-s-ne\ see ogony oggin \ag-an\ noggin
toboggan
ogative \ag-st-iv\ derogative, Copenhagen
prerogative
oggle \ag-sl\ boggle, goggle, joggle,
interrogative ogle, toggle

oge1 \ 6 j \ doge boondoggle, hornswoggle
gamboge synagogal
horologe
oggy1 \ag-e\ boggy, foggy, groggy,
oge2 \6zh\ loge moggy, quaggy, smoggy, soggy, yagi
Limoges
demagogy
o g e 3 \6-je\ see oji
oggy2 \6g-e\ foggy, soggy
o g e 4 \iizh\ see uge2
ogh1 \6g\ see ogue1
ogel \6-gsl\ see ogle1
ogh2 \6k\ see oke
ogenous \aj-3-nas\ androgynous,
erogenous, homogenous, monogynous ogh3 \ak\ see ock1

heterogenous ogh4 \ 6 \ see ow

ogeny \aj-a-ne\ progeny ogi \6-ge\ see ogie
androgeny, autogeny, homogeny,
ogian \6-jan\ see ojan
misogyny, monogyny, ontogeny,
phylogeny ogic \aj-ik\ logic
choplogic, illogic
heterogeny anagogic, analogic, biologic,

oger1 \aj-ar\ see odger chronologic, cryptologic, cytologic,
demagogic, dendrologic, dialogic,
oger2 \6g-ar\ see ogger2 ecologic, ethnologic, geologic,
histologic, horologic, hydrologic,
o g e s \6zh\ see oge2 mythologic, neurologic, nosologic,
oncologic, pathologic, pedagogic,
ogey1 \6-ge\ see ogie pedologic, petrologic, phonologic,
proctologic, psychologic, serologic,
ogey2 \iig-e\ see oogie technologic, theologic, virologic,
zoologic
oggan \ag-9n\ see oggin
dermatologic, etiologic,
oggar \ag-ar\ see ogger1 gerontologic, gynecologic, hagiologic,
hematologic, ideologic, immunologic,
ogger1 \ag-ar\ agar, dogger, flogger, ophthalmologic, ornithologic,
Hoggar, jogger, laager, lager, logger, pharmacologic, physiologic,
slogger roentgenologic, sociologic, teleologic,
teratologic, toxicologic, volcanologic
Ahaggar, defogger, footslogger
agar-agar, cataloger, pettifogger bacteriologic, endocrinologic,
meteorologic, paleontologic,
ogger2 \6g-ar\ auger, augur, dogger,
jogger, logger, maugre, sauger

defogger, hotdogger
cataloger, pettifogger