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6/7/8-letter word pairs whose two halves can be swapped to form each other with definitions

126 entries

WORD 1	WORD 2	DEFINITION
ABACAS	CASABA	[n. -S] · a Philippine~ plant / ----- { abaca abaka § abacas abakas }
ATABAL	BALATA	[n. -S] · a type of drum
BALSAM	SAMBAL	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to anoint with balsam «an aromatic, resinous substance»
BEDLAM	LAMBED	[n. -S] · confusion «© the state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult»
BUYOUT	OUTBUY	[n. -S] · the purchase of a business
COMSAT	SATCOM	[n. -S] · trademark. a privately owned corporation servicing the global communications satellite system
CONGAS	GASCON	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to perform a conga «Latin~ American~ dance»
CUTOFF	OFFCUT	[n. -S] · the point at which something terminates
ENAMEL	MELENA	[v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING or -ELLING, -ELS] · to cover with a hard, glossy surface
ETAPES	PESETA	[n. -S] · a warehouse
FERLIE	LIEFER	[n. -S] · a strange sight / ----- { ferlie ferly § ferlies }
FRYPAN	PANFRY	[n. -S] · a pan for frying food
GASMAN	MANGAS	[n. GASMEN] · an employee of a gas company
GERMAN	MANGER	[n. -S] · an elaborate dance
HERMIT	MITHER	[n. -S] · a recluse - HERMITIC [a.] / ----- { eremite hermit § eremites hermits § eremitic eremitical hermitic }
INSOLE	OLEINS	[n. -S] · the inner sole of a boot or shoe
JAYVEE	VEEJAY	[n. -S] · a junior varsity player
LARPED	PEDLAR	†! to participate in live-action roleplay~ [v. -ED, -ING, -S]
LAYOUT	OUTLAY	[n. -S] · an arrangement or plan
LETOUT	OUTLET	[n. -S] · something that makes it possible to avoid doing something
MISSAL	SALMIS	[n. -S] · a prayer book
NESTER	TERNES	[n. -S] · one that nests «to build a nest «a structure for holding bird eggs»»
OFFSET	SETOFF	[v. -SET°, -SETTING, -SETS] · to compensate for
OUTPUT	PUTOUT	[v. -PUTTED, -PUTTING, -PUTS] · to produce
OUTRUN	RUNOUT	[v. -RAN, -RUNNING, -RUNS] · to run faster than
OUTSET	SETOUT	[n. -S] · a beginning
PARSEC	SECPAR	[n. -S] · a unit of astronomical distance / ----- { parsec secpar § parsecs secpars }
RAGTAG	TAGRAG	[n. -S] · riffraff «the disreputable element of society» / ----- { raff ragtag riffraff tagrag § raffs ragtags riffraffs tagrags § raff raffs § ragtag }
RASTER	TERRAS	[n. -S] · the area reproducing images on the picture tube of a television set
RITTER	TERRIT	[n. -S] · a knight
SALVER	VERSAL	[n. -S] · a tray or serving platter
SELVES	VESSEL	[n. SELVES] · the total, essential, or particular being of one person / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to inbreed / ----- { sel self selfing § selfs sels selves § self selfed selfing selfs § self selfed }
SERVER	VERSER	[n. -S] · one that serves another
TACTIC	TICTAC	[n. -S] · a maneuver for gaining an objective - TACTICAL [a.]
ALLOVER	OVERALL	[n. -S] · a fabric having a pattern extending over the entire surface
BACKFAT	FATBACK	[n. -S] · a layer of fat between the skin and muscle in animals
BACKOUT	OUTBACK	[n. -S] · a reversal of launching procedures
BACKSET	SETBACK	[n. -S] · a setback «a defeat»
BEDRAIL	RAILBED	[n. -S] · a board at the side of a bed
BLOWFLY	FLYBLOW	[n. -FLIES] · a type of fly
BOXWOOD	WOODBOX	[n. -S] · an evergreen shrub
BRECHAM	CHAMBRE	[n. -S] · a collar for a horse / ----- { brecham brechan § brechams brechans }
BUCKSAW	SAWBUCK	[n. -S] · a wood-cutting saw
BURNOUT	OUTBURN	[n. -S] · a destructive fire
CALLOUT	OUTCALL	[n. -S] · an inset in a printed article
CASSENE	SENECAS	[n. -S] · cassina «an evergreen tree» / ----- { cassena cassene cassina cassine § cassenas cassenes cassinas cassines }
CASTOFF	OFFCAST	[n. -S] · a discarded person or thing / ----- { castoff offcast § castoffs offcasts § offcast offcasts § castoff }
CERESIN	SINCERE	[n. -S] · a hard whitish wax
CODLING	LINGCOD	[n. -S] · an unripe apple / ----- { codlin codling § codlings codlins § codling }
COOKOUT	OUTCOOK	[n. -S] · a meal eaten and prepared outdoors
CUTLINE	LINECUT	[n. -S] · a caption
CUTOVER	OVERCUT	[n. -S] · land cleared of trees
DAYWORK	WORKDAY	[n. -S] · work done on a daily basis
DROPOUT	OUTDROP	[n. -S] · one who quits school prematurely
FALLOUT	OUTFALL	[n. -S] · radioactive debris resulting from a nuclear explosion
FANTAIL	TAILFAN	[n. -S] · a fan-shaped tail or end
FLYOVER	OVERFLY	[n. -S] · a flight of aircraft over a specific location
GALLNUT	NUTGALL	[n. -S] · an abnormal swelling of plant tissue / ----- { gallnut nutgall § gallnuts nutgalls }
GUNSHOT	SHOTGUN	[n. -S] · a projectile fired from a gun
HANDOFF	OFFHAND	[n. -S] · a play in football
HAULOUT	OUTHAUL	[n. -S] · the action of hauling a boat out of water
HEADPIN	PINHEAD	[n. -S] · a bowling pin
HOTPOTS	POTSHOT	[n. -S] · a casserole of meat and vegetables
INGRAFT	RAFTING	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to engraft «to graft for propagation» / ----- { engraft engrafted engrafting engrafts ingraft ingrafted ingrafting ingrafts § engraft ingraft }
INGRAIN	RAINING	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to impress firmly on the mind / ----- { engrain ingrain § ingrains § engrain engrained engraining engrains ingrain ingrained ingraining ingrains § engrain engrained ingrain ingrained }
INGROUP	ROUPING	[n. -S] · a group united by common interests
INSPECT	PECTINS	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to look carefully at or over
KINGPIN	PINKING	[n. -S] · a central bolt connecting an axle to a vehicle
LAYOVER	OVERLAY	[n. -S] · a stopover
LOOKOUT	OUTLOOK	[n. -S] · one engaged in keeping watch
MANPACK	PACKMAN	[a.] · designed to be carried by one person
OUTPULL	PULLOUT	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to attract a larger audience or following than
OUTREAD	READOUT	[v. -READ°, -READING, -READS] · to surpass in reading
OUTROLL	ROLLOUT	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to roll out
OUTSELL	SELLOUT	[v. -SOLD, -SELLING, -SELLS] · to sell more than
OUTTAKE	TAKEOUT	[n. -S] · a passage outwards
OUTTURN	TURNOUT	[n. -S] · a quantity produced
OUTWALK	WALKOUT	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to surpass in walking
OUTWASH	WASHOUT	[n. -ES] · detritus washed from a glacier
OUTWITH	WITHOUT	[p.] · beyond the limits of
OUTWORK	WORKOUT	[v. -WORKED or -WROUGHT, -WORKING, -WORKS] · to work faster or better than
OVERRUN	RUNOVER	[v. -RAN, -RUNNING, -RUNS] · to spread or swarm over
QUESTOR	TORQUES	[n. -S] · quaestor «an ancient Roman magistrate» / ----- { quaestor questor § quaestors questors }
REENTER	TERREEN	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to enter again +
RIPTIDE	TIDERIP	[n. -S] · a tide that opposes other tides / ----- { riptide tiderip § riptides tiderips }
SIDEWAY	WAYSIDE	[b.] · sideways «toward or from one side» / ----- { sideway § sideways § sideward sidewards sideway sideways § sideward sidewards sideway sideways sidewise }
SIESTAS	TASSIES	[n. -S] · an afternoon nap or rest
TOPWORK	WORKTOP	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to graft scions of another variety of plant on the main branches of
BACKFIRE	FIREBACK	[v. -FIRED, -FIRING, -FIRES] · to result in undesirable consequences
BACKFLOW	FLOWBACK	[n. -S] · a flowing back toward a source
BACKHAUL	HAULBACK	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to return after delivering a load
BACKSEAT	SEATBACK	[n. -S] · a rear seat
BACKTALK	TALKBACK	[n. -S] · an impudent reply
BANDPASS	PASSBAND	[n. -ES] · the range of frequencies transmitted through a filter
BARSTOOL	TOOLBARS	[n. -S] · a stool in a barroom
BEATDOWN	DOWNBEAT	[n. -S] A severe beating.
BIRDSONG	SONGBIRD	[n. -S] · the song of a bird
BOILOVER	OVERBOIL	[n. -S] · an overflowing while boiling
BONEFISH	FISHBONE	[n. -ES] · a slender marine fish
BOOKCASE	CASEBOOK	[n. -S] · a case which holds books «literary volumes»
BOOKWORK	WORKBOOK	[n. -S] · the keeping of records of accounts
BOOTJACK	JACKBOOT	[n. -S] · a device for pulling off boots
BURNSIDE	SIDEBURN	[n. -S] · a mustache and side whiskers on the cheeks
BUTTHEAD	HEADBUTT	[n. -S] · a stupid person
COATTAIL	TAILCOAT	[n. -S] · the back lower portion of a coat
COMEDOWN	DOWNCOME	[n. -S] · a drop in status
DOWNPLAY	PLAYDOWN	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to de-emphasize
DOWNTURN	TURNDOWN	[n. -S] · a downward turn
GEARHEAD	HEADGEAR	[n. -S] · a mechanically inclined person
HANDOVER	OVERHAND	[n. -S] · an instance of giving up control
HANGOVER	OVERHANG	[n. -S] · the physical effects following a drinking binge
HEADLONG	LONGHEAD	[a.] · rash; impetuous
HEADRAIL	RAILHEAD	[n. -S] · a horizontal rail at the top of something
HILLSIDE	SIDEHILL	[n. -S] · the side of a hill / ----- { hillside sidehill § hillsides sidehills }
HOLDOVER	OVERHOLD	[n. -S] · something left over
HOMETOWN	TOWNHOME	[n. -S] · the town of one's birth or residence
HOTSPOTS	POTSHOTS	[n. -S] · an area known for violence or unrest
HUNGOVER	OVERHUNG	[a.] · suffering from a hangover
MATESHIP	SHIPMATE	[n. -S] · the state of being a mate
OVERPASS	PASSOVER	[v. -PASSED or -PAST, -PASSING, -PASSES] · to pass over
OVERSLIP	SLIPOVER	[v. -SLIPPED or -SLIPT, -SLIPPING, -SLIPS] · to leave out
OVERTAKE	TAKEOVER	[v. -TOOK, -TAKEN, -TAKING, -TAKES] · to catch up with
OVERTURN	TURNOVER	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to turn over
ROADSIDE	SIDEROAD	[n. -S] · the area along the side of a road
ROOTWORM	WORMROOT	[n. -S] · a beetle whose larvae feed on the roots of crop plants
WOODWORM	WORMWOOD	[n. -S] · a wood-boring worm

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