The simplest rudiments; elements.
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
Semi-solid like substance; goo, paste, mud, pulp.
Domestic liquid waste; household wastewater.
A policeman.
Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
A rubber thong sandal.
Inferior, weak drink or semi-liquid food.
See slops.
Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.
To spill or dump liquid, especially over the edge of a container when it moves.
To make one's way through soggy terrain.
In the game of pool or snooker to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot.
To feed pigs.
To spill liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid.