Anagrams of alchemists
Word alchemists has
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that can be made by using the letters of alchemists.
- alchemist
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noun,
a person who is versed in or practices alchemy.
- matchless
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adjective,
having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable:
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Lachesis
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noun,
the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- hematics
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- atheisms
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- misteach
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- Clematis
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noun,
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- slatches
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noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- meticals
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- tachisms
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- MacLeish
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noun,
Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- chalets
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noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- Chasles
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noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), 1793–1880, French mathematician.
- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- halites
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noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Melissa
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- satchel
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noun,
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.
- matches
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noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- Meilhac
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- haslets
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noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- Michael
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noun,
a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- sheilas
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- miscast
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verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- mescals
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Hamites
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- hematic
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- tachism
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- samlets
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noun,
a young salmon.
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ethical
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adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- clashes
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noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- scathes
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- camises
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- camlets
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- sachets
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- sachems
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noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- Messiah
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noun,
the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- latches
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noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- theisms
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noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- chisels
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noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- atheism
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- chemist
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noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- sheltas
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noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- aimless
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adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- saltish
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adjective,
somewhat salty.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- mastics
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- climate
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noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- Ishmael
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noun,
the son of Abraham and Hagar: both he and Hagar were cast out of Abraham's family by Sarah. Gen. 16:11, 12.
- Shelta
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noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- slimes
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- shames
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noun,
shammes.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Cassel
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noun,
Kassel.
- camlet
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- castes
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Sheila
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- smelts
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noun,
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
- cashes
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noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- laches
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noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- Cassie
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noun,
huisache.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Cathie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- smalts
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noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- helic-
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- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- chital
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noun,
axis deer.
- Hestia
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- missal
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- Ilesha
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Chiles
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noun,
chili.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- chisel
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noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- salmis
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noun,
salmi.
- hiemal
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adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- sachem
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noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- sachet
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- clasts
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noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Salish
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noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- class.
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- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- chests
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noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- cheats
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noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- slatch
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noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Michal
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noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- hemat-
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- cestas
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- shiels
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noun,
shieling.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- smiles
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- shiest
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noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- chalet
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noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- chases
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noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Chasse
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noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- chaste
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adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- Lamech
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noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- smitch
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noun,
smidgen.
- heists
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noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- mashes
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noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- mashie
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noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- teslas
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- halite
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noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- alchem
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- lichts
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noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- Thales
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noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- tassel
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noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- liches
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noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Hamlet
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noun,
a small village.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- Elisha
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noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- Haslet
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noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Thames
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noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- selahs
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noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- tmesis
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noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- scathe
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Machel
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noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- schema
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noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- schism
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noun,
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- schist
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noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Thess.
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- thesis
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noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Scales
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Thelma
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noun,
a female given name.
- theism
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noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- thecia
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noun,
hymenium.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Hamite
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- hassel
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noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- lathis
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noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- stichs
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noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- lathes
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noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- steams
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- saithe
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noun,
pollock.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- lashes
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noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Smiths
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noun,
a worker in metal.
- metal.
-
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- shales
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noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- latish
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adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- hassle
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noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- hastes
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noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Lemass
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noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- Hastie
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noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- helas
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interjection,
alas!
- heli-
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- hemal
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adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- scats
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noun,
scat singing.
- haste
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noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- heist
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noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- hect-
-
- Salem
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noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- scat-
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- hema-
-
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- scams
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noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- hales
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Helms
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noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- halms
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noun,
haulm.
- hails
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noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- hemic
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adjective,
hematic.
- hates
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noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- satem
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adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- hemia
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- hemi-
-
- salts
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sates
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noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- satis
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noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- halts
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noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- heals
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verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hames
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noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- haem-
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- heats
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noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hests
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noun,
behest.
- haets
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noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- easts
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noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- hist.
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- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Licht
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noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- licet
-
- Meath
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noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- mech.
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- Mehta
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noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Letha
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noun,
a female given name.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Melia
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- math.
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- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Leith
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noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- lect.
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- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leash
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noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- melts
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Leach
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noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- mesas
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noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- maths
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noun,
mathematics.
- lists
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noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- lathi
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noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- male-
-
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- machs
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noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- mache
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noun,
corn salad.
- mach.
-
- maces
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- match
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noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- malts
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noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- masc.
-
- masse
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noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- mast-
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- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lith.
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Isth.
-
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Miss.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- MSChE
-
- Icel.
-
- IATSE
-
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Ital.
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- meta-
-
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meth-
-
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- lact-
-
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Mich.
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- chem.
-
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- alti-
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- asst.
-
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Cath.
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- smash
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- sect.
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- seti-
-
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- semih
-
- semi-
-
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- acet-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 30-30
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- tech.
-
- Esth.
-
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- clase
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- shims
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- mal-
-
- thi-
-
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- mes-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- meas
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Tasm
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tel-
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- the-
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- MALS
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Sem.
-
- Saml
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- SASE
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sch.
-
- sci.
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scil
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- sech
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Sat.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- mis-
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- SLIC
-
- mil.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Mic.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SMSA
-
- met.
-
- Ste.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- MSIE
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- MSTS
-
- MSSc
-
- MSHE
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- MSHA
-
- msec
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- 1080
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hem-
-
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- ical
-
- ile-
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- amt.
-
- asc-
-
- ICSH
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- HMAS
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- asis
-
- ASME
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Eth.
-
- etc.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chal
-
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chm.
-
- cts.
-
- chs.
-
- cml.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ect-
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- est.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- ESIS
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ELAS
-
- emia
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Cels
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- cet-
-
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- aet.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- AIME
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ACTH
-
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Lat.
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- isls
-
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Am.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- TAL
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- AMC
-
- SLE
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TSI
-
- AME
-
- ase
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- TCA
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- ACS
-
- CIM
-
- TLC
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ac-
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- al.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- TSE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AMS
-
- SLA
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TSH
-
- TIA
-
- ThM
-
- St.
-
- TCS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SSA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ALC
-
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- cl.
-
- ss.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SSI
-
- Sta
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SSM
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- SMS
-
- CAI
-
- ASM
-
- ast
-
- SST
-
- CEA
-
- STM
-
- STL
-
- THC
-
- AHE
-
- SMA
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ATC
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- ALM
-
- at.
-
- STI
-
- AHL
-
- AIC
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ASI
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- cle
-
- ITA
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- MIT
-
- ite
-
- MIE
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ILS
-
- mi.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- MTI
-
- MTh
-
- Mt.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- MSI
-
- MSH
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- MSE
-
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- MSA
-
- MLS
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MHE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- LTh
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- LMT
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MHA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- Les
-
- MCI
-
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MTS
-
- MST
-
- IAS
-
- EMT
-
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELM
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noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- ESA
-
- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
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- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- SCM
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- EIS
-
- ECM
-
- HMS
-
- cte
-
- CLI
-
- sht
-
- CMA
-
- CSA
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SHA
-
- ea.
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- EAM
-
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- she
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noun,
a female person or animal.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
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- ECA
-
- ETS
-
- SCS
-
- TSS
-
- HSM
-
- het
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noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
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verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
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noun,
Informal. a male:
- HIS
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- HST
-
- HCM
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- SAE
-
- ics
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- Hel
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noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- hit
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noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HAT
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noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- hae
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verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- has
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAM
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noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- sc.
-
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- T1
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- TL
-
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- TM
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SL
-
- L.
-
- h.
-
- ic
-
- CM
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SM
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- le
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- i.
-
- CE
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LH
-
- LM
-
- LC
-
- MH
-
- TC
-