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Definition: Alabaster |
AlabasterAdjective1. Of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue". Noun1. A compact fine-textured usually white gypsum used for carving. 2. A hard compact kind of calcite. 3. A very light white. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "alabaster" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Bible | Alabaster occurs only in the New Testament in connection with the box of "ointment of spikenard very precious," with the contents of which a woman anointed the head of Jesus as he sat at supper in the house of Simon the leper (Matt. 26:7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37). These boxes were made from a stone found near Alabastron in Egypt, and from this circumstance the Greeks gave them the name of the city where they were made. The name was then given to the stone of which they were made; and finally to all perfume vessels, of whatever material they were formed. The woman "broke" the vessel; i.e., she broke off, as was usually done, the long and narrow neck so as to reach the contents. This stone resembles marble, but is softer in its texture, and hence very easily wrought into boxes. Mark says (14:5) that this box of ointment was worth more than 300 pence, i.e., denarii, each of the value of sevenpence halfpenny of our money, and therefore worth about 10 pounds. But if we take the denarius as the day's wage of a labourer (Matt. 20:2), say two shillings of our money, then the whole would be worth about 30 pounds, so costly was Mary's offering. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of alabaster, foretells success in marriage and all legitimate affairs. To break an alabaster figure or vessel, denotes sorrow and repentence. For a young woman to lose an alabaster box containing incense, signifies that she will lose her lover or property through carelessness of her reputation. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Alabaster A stone of great purity and whiteness used for ornaments. So called from "Alabastron," in Upper Egypt, where it abounds. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | A massive form of gypsum; very fine grained; commonly snow-white and translucent but may be delicately shaded or tinted with light-colored tones. Because of its softness, it can be easily carved and polished. Widely used for ornamental purposes. Chemically it is CaSO4 .2H 2 O . It is a beautifully banded form of stalagmitic calcite occurring in Algeria and in Egypt. Syn:oriental alabaster; onyx marble. (references) |
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Alabaster, a name applied to two distinct mineral substances, the one a hydrous sulphate of lime and the other a carbonate of lime. The former is the alabaster of the present day, the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients. The two kinds are readily distinguished from each other by their relative hardness. The modern alabaster is so soft as to be readily scratched even by the finger-nail (hardness 1.5 to 2), whilst the stone called alabaster by the ancients is too hard to be scratched in this way (hardness 3), though it yields readily to a knife. Moreover, the ancient alabaster, being a carbonate, effervesces on being touched with hydrochloric acid, whereas the modern alabaster when so treated remains practically unaffected.
A modern lamp made completely from Italian alabaster (white and brown types). The base is 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter.
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Ancient Alabaster
This substance, the "alabaster" of scripture, is often termed Oriental alabaster, since the early examples came from the East. The Greek name alabastrites is said to be derived from the town of Alabastron, in Egypt, where the stone was quarried, but the locality probably owed its name to the mineral; the origin of the mineral-name is obscure, and it has been suggested that it may have had an Arabic origin. The Oriental alabaster was highly esteemed for making small perfume-bottles or ointment vases called alabastra; and this has been conjectured to be a possible source of the name. Alabaster was also employed in Egypt for Canopic jars and various other sacred and sepulchral objects. A splendid sarcophagus, sculptured in a single block of translucent Oriental alabaster from Alabastron, is in the Soane Museum, London. This was discovered by Giovanni Beizoni, in 1817, in the tomb of Seti I, near Thebes, and was purchased by Sir John Soane, having previously been offered to the British Museum.
Oriental alabaster is either a stalagmitic deposit, from the floor and walls of limestone caverns, or a kind of travertine, deposited from springs of calcareous water. Its deposition in successive layers gives rise to the banded appearance which the marble often shows on cross-section, whence it is known as onyx-marble or alabaster-onyx, or sometimes simply as onyx -- a term which should, however, be restricted to a siliceous mineral. The Egyptian alabaster has been extensively worked near Suez and near Assiut; there are many ancient quarries in the hills overlooking the plain of Tell el Amarna. The Algerian onyx marble has been largely quarried in the province of Oran. In Mexico there are famous deposits of a delicate green variety at La Pedrara, in the district of Tecali, near Puebla. Onyx-marble occurs also in the district of Tehuacan and at several localities in California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Virginia.
Modern Alabaster
When the term "alabaster" is used without any qualification it invariably means, at the present day, a finely granular variety of gypsum. This mineral, or alabaster proper, occurs in England in the Keuper marls of the Midlands, especially at Chellaston in Derbyshire, at Fauld in Staffordshire and near Newark in Nottinghamshire. At all these localities it has been extensively worked. It is also found, though in subordinate quantity, at Watchet in Somerset, near Penarth in Glamorganshire, and elsewhere. In Cumberland and Westmoreland it occurs largely in the New Red rocks, but at a lower geological horizon. The alabaster of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire is found in thick nodular beds or "floors," in spheroidal masses known as "balls" or "bowls." and in smaller lenticular masses termed "cakes." At Chellaston, where the alabaster is known as "Patrick," it has been worked into ornaments under the name of "Derbyshire spar" -- a term applied also to fluorspar. The finer kinds of alabaster are largely employed as an ornamental stone, especially for ecclesiastical decoration, and for the rails of staircases and halls. Its softness enables it to be readily carved into elaborate forms, but its solubility in water renders it inapplicable to outdoor work. The purest alabaster is a snow-white material of fine tiniforni grain, but it is often associated with oxide of iron, which produces brown clouding and veining in the stone. The coarser varieties of alabaster are converted by calcination into plaster of Paris, whence they are sometimes known as "plaster stone."
Detail of base of alabaster lamp
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On the continent of Europe the centre of the alabaster trade is Florence, Italy. The Tuscan alabaster occurs in nodular masses, embedded in limestone, interstratified with marls of Miocene and Pliocene age. The mineral is largely worked, by means of underground galleries, in the district of Volterra. Several varieties are recognized -- veined, spotted, clouded, agatiform, etc. The finest kind, obtained principally from Castellina, is sent to Florence for figure-sculpture, whilst the common kinds are carved locally, at a very cheap rate, into vases, clock-cases and various ornamental objects, in which a large trade is carried on, especially in Florence, Pisa and Leghorn. In order to diminish the translucency of the alabaster and to produce an opacity suggestive of true marble, the statues are immersed in a bath of water and gradually heated nearly to the boiling-point -- an operation requiring great care, for if the temperature be not carefully regulated, the stone acquires a dead-white chalky appearance. The effect of heating appears to be a partial dehydration ofthegypsum. If properly treated, it very closely resembles true marble, and is known as mormo di Castellina. It should be noted that sulphate of lime (gypsum) was used also by the ancients, and was employed, for instance, in Assyrian sculpture, so that some of the ancient alabaster is identical with the modern stone.
Alabaster may be stained by digesting it, after heing heated, in various pigmentary solutions; and in this way a good imitation of coral has been produced (alabaster coral).
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See also: list of minerals
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Alabaster is a city located in Shelby County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 22,619.Geography
Alabaster is located at 33°13'52" North, 86°49'26" West (33.231162, -86.823829)1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.2 km² (20.5 mi²). 53.0 km² (20.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.24% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 22,619 people, 8,164 households, and 6,482 families residing in the city. The population density is 426.6/km² (1,104.8/mi²). There are 8,594 housing units at an average density of 162.1/km² (419.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 87.71% White, 9.95% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 8,164 households out of which 41.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% are married couples living together, 8.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% are non-families. 17.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.73 and the average family size is 3.09. In the city the population is spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 37.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $58,379, and the median income for a family is $63,685. Males have a median income of $41,690 versus $31,901 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,466. 5.9% of the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.0% are under the age of 18 and 12.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Alabaster, Alabama."
Synonyms: AlabasterSynonyms: alabastrine (adj), onyx marble (n), oriental alabaster (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Smoothness | Adjective: smooth; polished; Verb: leiodermatous, slick, velutinous; even; level; plane; (flat); sleek, glossy; silken, silky; lanate, downy, velvety; glabrous, slippery, glassy, lubricous, oily, soft, unwrinkled; smooth as glass, smooth as ice, smooth as monumental alabaster, smooth as velvet, smooth as oil; slippery as an eel; woolly; (feathery). |
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Crosswords: Alabaster |
| English words defined with "alabaster": alabastrine ♦ Fengite. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "alabaster": Algerian onyx ♦ Darby and Joan ♦ Trite Expressions. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Alabaster" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (alabaster), Latin (alabaster, colored rock used to make boxes and vessels for unguents), Papiamen (alabaster), Serbo-Croatian (alabaster), Swedish (alabaster). |
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Lyrics | I will turn your flesh to alabaster (Wrapped Around Your Finger; performing artist: The Police) | |
Movie/TV Titles | An Alabaster Box (1917) | |
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 | View of Cairo, Egypt from Alabaster Mosque. Credit: CDC. |  | Pogo. Alabaster, do you see what I see?. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Alabaster lamps, vestibule, stairs, Chicago & North Western Railway station, Chicago, Ill. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| ""Black Work 2"" by Tina Lorien Commentary: "Spanish Alabaster Sculpture." |
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| "Alabaster" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.04% of the time. "Alabaster" is used about 51 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.04% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.96% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 51 | N/A |
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1. Alabaster, AL (city, FIPS 820) |
Expression using "alabaster": oriental alabaster. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "alabaster": alabaster-smooth. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "alabaster"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | albas. (various references) | |
Albanian | alabastër. (various references) | |
Arabic | مرمر. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | гладък като алабастър, алабастър, алабастров, бял като алабастър. (various references) | |
Chinese | 雪花石膏. (various references) | |
Czech | alabastr, bìlostný (lily white). (various references) | |
Danish | alabastergips (alabastrite, gypseous alabaster), gipsalabast (gypseous alabaster). (various references) | |
Dutch | albasten, albast. (various references) | |
Esperanto | alabastro, alabastra. (various references) | |
Farsi | مرمرسفید, رخام گچی . (various references) | |
French | albâtre (alabasterine). (various references) | |
German | Alabaster. (various references) | |
Greek | αλάβαστρο, αλαβάστροσ, αλαβάστρο. (various references) | |
Hebrew | בהט (porphyry). (various references) | |
Hungarian | alabástrom (gypsum). (various references) | |
Icelandic | alabastur, mjólkursteinn. (various references) | |
Indonesian | batu pualam. (various references) | |
Italian | alabastro, di alabastro. (various references) | |
Manx | alablastyr, alabastyr. (various references) | |
Papiamen | alabaster. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alabasteray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | alabastro. (various references) | |
Romanian | alabastru. (various references) | |
Russian | алебастр. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | alabaster, gips (cast, gesso, gypsum, plaster). (various references) | |
Spanish | alabastro, alabastrino (alabastrine). (various references) | |
Swedish | alabaster. (various references) | |
Turkish | albatr, su mermerinden yapılan, su mermeri, kaymaktaşından yapılan, kaymaktaşı. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | алебастровий (alabastrine), алебастр. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Egyptian | 3000 BCE-1600 CE | 'a-labaste. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | alabaster. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 14, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ontoV autou en bhqania en th oikia simwnoV tou leprou katakeimenou autou hlqen gunh ecousa alabastron murou nardou pistikhV polutelouV kai suntriyasa to alabastron kateceen autou kata thV kefalhV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et cum esset Bethaniae in domo Simonis leprosi et recumberet venit mulier habens alabastrum unguenti nardi spicati pretiosi et fracto alabastro effudit super caput eius |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And þa se hælend wæs on bethania onsymones huse anes hreofelen & þær sæt. Þacom an wif & hæfde hire sealfe-box deorewurðenardes. & to-brokene sealf-boxe ofer hisheafed aget. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne he was at Betanye, in the hous of Symount leprous, and restide, a womman cam, that hadde a boxe of alabastre of precious oynement spikenard; and whanne the boxe of alabastre was brokun, sche helde it on his heed. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | When he was in Bethania in the housse of Simon the leper even as he sate at meate ther came a woma hauynge an alablaster boxe of oyntment called narde that was pure and costly: and she brake the boxe and powred it on is heed. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at table, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head. |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 14, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa didto si Jesus sa Betania sa balay ni Simon nga sanlahon, sa naglingkod siya tambong sa kan-anan, miabut ang usa ka babaye nga may dala nga mahal kaayong pahumot nga lunsayng nardo nga sinulod sa usa ka botilyang alabastro; ug iyang giboak ang botilya ug ang pahumot gibubo niya sa ulo ni Jesus. |
| Croatian | I kad je u Betaniji, u kuæi Šimuna Gubavca, bio za stolom, doðe neka žena s alabastrenom posudicom prave skupocjene nardove pomasti. Razbi posudicu i poli ga po glavi. |
| Danish | Og da han var i Bethania, i Simon den spedalskes Hus, kom der, medens han sad til Bords, en Kvinde, som havde en Alabastkrukke med ægte, såre kostbar Nardussalve; og hun sønderbrød Alabastkrukken og udgød den på hans Hoved. |
| Dutch | En als Hij te Bethanie was, in het huis van Simon, den melaatse, daar Hij aan tafel zat, kwam een vrouw, hebbende een albasten fles met zalf van onvervalsten nardus, van groten prijs; en de albasten fles gebroken hebbende, goot die op Zijn hoofd. |
| Finnish | Ja kun hän oli Betaniassa, pitalisen Simonin asunnossa, tuli hänen aterialla ollessaan nainen, mukanaan alabasteripullo täynnä oikeata, kallista nardusvoidetta. Hän rikkoi alabasteripullon ja vuodatti voiteen hänen päähänsä. |
| French | Comme Jésus était à Béthanie, dans la maison de Simon le lépreux, une femme entra, pendant qu`il se trouvait à table. Elle tenait un vase d`albâtre, qui renfermait un parfum de nard pur de grand prix; et, ayant rompu le vase, elle répandit le parfum sur la tête de Jésus. |
| Gaelic | `S nuair a bha e ann am Bethania an tigh Shimoin an lobhar, `sa bha e aig biadh, thainig boirionnach aig an robh bocsa alabastair de dh` ola phriseil spicnaird, `sa bristeadh a bhocsa alabastair, thaom i air a cheann i. |
| German | Und da er zu Bethanien war in Simons, des Aussätzigen, Hause und saß zu Tische, da kam ein Weib, die hatte ein Glas mit ungefälschtem und köstlichem Nardenwasser, und sie zerbrach das Glas und goß es auf sein Haupt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ketika Yesus berada di Betania, di rumah Simon yang dahulu menderita penyakit kulit yang berbahaya, seorang wanita datang kepada-Nya. Ia membawa sebuah botol pualam berisi minyak wangi yang mahal, dibuat dari akar wangi. Waktu Yesus sedang duduk makan, wanita itu memecahkan botol itu dan menuang minyak wangi itu ke atas kepala Yesus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tatkala Yesus di Baitani di dalam rumah Simon yang kena bala zaraat, maka sedang Ia duduk makan, datanglah seorang perempuan membawa suatu buli-buli pualam berisi minyak narwastu jati dan mahal harganya, maka dibukanya buli-buli itu, lalu dicurahkannya di atas kepala Yesus. |
| Maori | A, i a ia i Petani i te whare o Haimona repera, i a ia ano e noho ana ka haere mai tetahi wahine me tetahi pouaka kohatu, ki tonu i te hinu kakara, he tino nara, he mea utu nui; a wahia ana e ia te pouaka kohatu, ringihia ana ki tona matenga. |
| Norwegian | Og mens han var i Betania, i Simon den spedalskes hus, og satt til bords, da kom en kvinne som hadde en alabaster-krukke med ekte kostelig nardussalve, og hun brøt alabaster-krukken i sønder og helte den ut over hans hode. |
| Portuguese | Estando ele em Betânia, reclinado à mesa em casa de Simão, o leproso, veio uma mulher que trazia um vaso de alabastro cheio de bálsamo de nardo puro, de grande preço; e, quebrando o vaso, derramou-lhe sobre a cabeça o bálsamo. |
| Rumanian | Pe cknd wedea Isus la masq, kn Betania, kn casa lui Simon leprosul, a venit o femeie, care avea un vas de alabastru cu mir de nard curat, foarte scump; wi, dupqce a spart vasul, a turnat mirul pe capul lui Isus. |
| Shuar | Jesussha Petania péprunam tunamaru Semunka jeen misanam pujan, nuwa tarimiayi. Nartu kunkuinian Arapástru tutai kaya najanamunam piakun itiamiayi. Nu kunkuin ti kuitiaiti. Mutí chuchuke kupik Jesusa muuken kunkuinian ukatramiayi. |
| Swahili | Yesu alikuwa Bethania, nyumbani kwa Simoni, Mkoma. Alipokuwa mezani kula chakula, mama mmoja aliyekuwa na chupa ya alabasta yenye marashi ya nardo safi ya thamani kubwa alikuja, akaivunja hiyo chupa, akammiminia Yesu marashi hayo kichwani. |
| Swedish | Men när han var i Betania, i Simon den spetälskes hus, och där låg till bords, kom en kvinna som hade med sig en alabasterflaska med smörjelse av dyrbar äkta nardus. Och hon bröt sönder flaskan och göt ut smörjelsen över hans huvud. |
| Uma | Nto'u Yesus hi ngata Betania, hilou-i hi tomi hadua tauna to rahanga' Simon topohaki' poko'. Bula-na hi ree, rata hadua tobine ngkeni hameha' butolo' ihia' lana honga to masuli' lia oli-na, to rababehi ngkai rali' kaju to mohonga. Bula-na Yesus ngkoni', tobine toei mpopengka butolo' toe pai' natua hi woo' Yesus bona mpobila' -i. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "alabaster": alabasters. (additional references) | |
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"Alabaster" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alabasta, alabastrer, alibaster, allabaster, allrbeste, balabosteh, Balbastre, baleboste, lavastre. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "alabaster" (pronounced a"luba'ster) |
| 4 | -a' s t er | broadcaster, burgomaster, concertmaster, forecaster, newscaster, postmaster, quartermaster, ringmaster, schoolmaster, scoutmaster, sportscaster, taskmaster, toastmaster. |
| 3 | -s t er | dumpster, duster, Easter, adjuster, administer, ancestor, aster, banister, bannister, barrister, blaster, blister, blockbuster, bluster, bolster, booster, Buster, canister, cannister, caster, Castor, cloister, cluster, coaster, coster, Dempster, Dexter, digester, disaster, ester, faster, Feaster, fester, filibuster, fluster, Forester, Foster, gangbuster, gangster, Gaster, grandmaster, hamster, harvester, headmaster, heister, holster, huckster, imposter, impostor, investor, jester, juster, keister, kiester, lackluster, laster, Leister, Lister, lobster, Luster, lustre, master, minister, Minster, Mister, mobster, molester, monster, muenster, Munster, muster, nester, Nestor, oldster, oleaster, ouster, oyster, paster, pastor, pester, pilaster, plaster, pollster, polyester, poster, prankster, protester, raster, register, requester, rester, roadster, roaster, roister, rooster, roster, royster, seamster, semester, sequester, shyster, sinister, sister, spinster, stepsister, taster, teamster, tester, thruster, tipster, toaster, transistor, trickster, trimester, twister, Ulster, upholster, waster, Webster, Wester, youngster, zoster. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-e-l-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: arbalest. | |
-2 letters: abaters, ablates, abreast, albatas, arables, atabals, balatas, blaster, labrets, ratable, stabler. | |
-3 letters: abaser, abater, abates, ablate, ablest, alates, albata, alerts, altars, alters, arable, artels, astral, atabal, balata, balers, barest, basalt, baster, blares, blears, bleats, breast, estral, labara, labret, laster, rabats, ratals, ratels, reatas, salter, satara, slater, stable, staler, stelar, tabers, tablas. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-b-e-l-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: alabasters. | |
+2 letters: alabastrine. | |
+3 letters: abstractable, translatable. | |
+4 letters: ascertainable. | |
+5 letters: antibacterials, baccalaureates, transplantable, untranslatable. | |
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