Anagrams of alignments
Word alignments has
1 exact anagrams and 993 other words
that can be made by using the letters of alignments.
- signalment
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noun,
a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- alignment
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noun,
an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
- gantlines
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noun,
a rope rove through a single block hung from a mast, funnel, etc., as a means of hoisting workers, tools, flags, or the like.
- signalmen
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noun,
a person whose occupation or duty is signaling, as on a railroad or in the army.
- ligaments
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- mantlings
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noun,
a decorative piece of cloth represented as hanging from a torse so as to cover the sides and rear of a helmet and often so as to frame the escutcheon below.
- mintages
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noun,
the act or process of minting.
- linesman
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noun,
Sports.
an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- gentians
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- Galenism
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noun,
the medical system or principles of Galen.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- nestling
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noun,
a young bird not yet old enough to leave the nest.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- leanings
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noun,
inclination; tendency:
- time-lag
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noun,
the period of time between two closely related events, phenomena, etc., as between stimulus and response or between cause and effect:
- melanins
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noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- gantline
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noun,
a rope rove through a single block hung from a mast, funnel, etc., as a means of hoisting workers, tools, flags, or the like.
- ligament
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- Steinman
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noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- mantling
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noun,
a decorative piece of cloth represented as hanging from a torse so as to cover the sides and rear of a helmet and often so as to frame the escutcheon below.
- gelatins
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- eanlings
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noun,
a young lamb; kid.
- melanin
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noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- magnet-
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- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Linsang
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noun,
any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.
- gannets
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noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- Anglist
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noun,
Anglicist.
- tangles
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- gamines
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noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- mingles
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noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- 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.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- leaning
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noun,
inclination; tendency:
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- stamin-
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- eanling
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noun,
a young lamb; kid.
- glisten
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- lensman
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noun,
a photographer.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- mintage
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noun,
the act or process of minting.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- ligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- slating
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- lingams
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noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- lasting
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- antings
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noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- antigen
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noun,
Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- milages
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noun,
mileage.
- enigmas
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noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- sigmate
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adjective,
having the form of the Greek sigma or the letter S.
- lineman
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noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- Lansing
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noun,
Robert, 1864–1928, U.S. lawyer and statesman: secretary of state 1915–20.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- magnets
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noun,
a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- gentian
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- tingles
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noun,
a tingling sensation.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- maligns
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adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- meaning
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noun,
what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import:
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- intens.
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- masting
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noun,
the masts of a ship, taken as a whole.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- Gmelina
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noun,
a deciduous tree, Gmelina arborea, native to Southeast Asia,whose timber is important in the tropics.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- mangles
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noun,
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
- gimlets
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noun,
a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- Gilman
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noun,
Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- enigma
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noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- engin.
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- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- gimels
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noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- gimlet
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noun,
a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- gleams
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noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- images
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noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- legman
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noun,
a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
- legits
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noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- legist
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noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- ingest
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- gamet-
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- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- gamine
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noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- genit.
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- gamins
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noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- gannet
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noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- netman
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noun,
a tennis player.
- gaslit
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noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- gasmen
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noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- signet
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noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- Ensign
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noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- innage
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noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- Semang
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noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Singan
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- nemat-
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- nanism
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noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- Nantes
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- glints
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noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- tennis
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Angles
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Linnet
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- megal-
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- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- manges
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noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- lingam
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noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- mangle
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noun,
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- malign
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adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- algins
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- melan-
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- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- mingle
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noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- metal.
-
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- tangle
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- aligns
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- anenst
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preposition,
anent (def 2).
- milage
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noun,
mileage.
- 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.
- anting
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noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- tinges
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- Mannes
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noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- stigma
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noun,
a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- ageism
-
noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- aglint
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adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- IATSE
-
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inst.
-
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- sanit
-
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- mast-
-
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- mega-
-
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- male-
-
- Megan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- mange
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- MSEnt
-
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Legis
-
- ling.
-
- lign-
-
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Mages
-
noun,
a magician.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Melia
-
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meta-
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Ital.
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- lang.
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stge.
-
- 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.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- asgmt
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- 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.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- anim.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Tenn.
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- 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.
- 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.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- 30-30
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Angl.
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- tangs
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- amin-
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- alti-
-
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Genl.
-
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- gleam
-
noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- gimel
-
noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- gains
-
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- games
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- semi-
-
- seti-
-
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- glims
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- satem
-
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.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Glenn
-
noun,
John (Herschel, Jr.) born 1921, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- sing.
-
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- met.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- ment
-
- NTIA
-
- men-
-
- 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.
- Sem.
-
- mes-
-
- Meng
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tasm
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Saml
-
- 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.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Sat.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- 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.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- meas
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MSgt
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- mis-
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mtg.
-
- MSIE
-
- MSAE
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- MNAS
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- mtge
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- 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.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mGal
-
- SGML
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 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.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- mil.
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sig.
-
- Ste.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- 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.
- stg.
-
- stlg
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- 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).
- 1080
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ASTM
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Lani
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- amt.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ann.
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ANSI
-
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ant.
-
- ASME
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- GNMA
-
- ile-
-
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- ign.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gmat
-
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIME
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- 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.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- agst
-
- agit
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- 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.
- mal-
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- mag.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lea.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Alg.
-
- leg.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- alt.
-
- Lat.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Ga.
-
- al.
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- gi.
-
- an.
-
- ae.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ETS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Eg.
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ean
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TSE
-
- Tng
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- STL
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- 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.
- Am.
-
- ALM
-
- STI
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ag-
-
- AMS
-
- 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.
- AGM
-
- ast
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- St.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TGN
-
- ELM
-
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.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Sta
-
- TIA
-
- AME
-
- ASM
-
- EIS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SMA
-
- ASN
-
- at.
-
- ESL
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ESA
-
- SLA
-
- Agt
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- en-
-
- TAL
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SLE
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- STM
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- MTS
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MLA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lt.
-
- ne-
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- La.
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- MLG
-
- ml.
-
- ist
-
- LNG
-
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LMT
-
- MIT
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LIM
-
- MGT
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- NES
-
- NEA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- IGM
-
- gt.
-
- GTS
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- il-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- GSA
-
- GMT
-
- SAE
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- Sgt
-
- Ges
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gl.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ILS
-
- TSI
-
- NNE
-
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- ISA
-
- NSA
-
- ing
-
- NG
-
- L.
-
- GM
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TG
-
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SA
-
- G.
-
- AI
-
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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SM
-
- TL
-
- TM
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- SN
-
- ln
-
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- IG
-
- N.
-
- NM
-
- NL
-
- MN
-
- i.
-
- L2
-
- NI
-
- GN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L1
-
- SL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MG
-
- LM
-
- S.
-
- SG
-