Anagrams of all-embracing
Word all-embracing has
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- clambering
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adjective,
of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- main-brace
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noun,
a brace leading to a main yard.
- laminable
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adjective,
capable of being laminated.
- bicameral
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adjective,
having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
- cablegram
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noun,
a telegram sent by underwater cable.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- cellarman
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noun,
a person who is in charge of the alcoholic-beverage supply of a hotel or restaurant.
- algebraic
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adjective,
of, occurring in, or utilizing algebra.
- Galenical
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noun,
an herb or other vegetable drug, distinguished from a mineral or chemical drug.
- Gabriella
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noun,
a female given name.
- lamebrain
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noun,
a dunce; booby; fool.
- englacial
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adjective,
within the ice of a glacier.
- imbalance
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noun,
the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- imbrangle
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verb (used with object),
embrangle.
- ballerina
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noun,
a principal female dancer in a ballet company.
Compare prima ballerina.
- Millbrae
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noun,
a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
- marbling
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noun,
the act, process, or art of coloring or staining in imitation of variegated marble.
- Cinerama
-
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- bargeman
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noun,
one of the crew of a barge.
- Galilean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Galilee.
- Marcella
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric constructed in pique weave, used in the manufacture of vests, mats, etc.
- barnacle
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noun,
any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- Ballance
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noun,
John, 1839–93, New Zealand statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1891–93.
- mailable
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adjective,
legally acceptable as mail, as in terms of content, size, or weight.
- balancer
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noun,
a person or thing that balances.
- alarming
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noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- marginal
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adjective,
pertaining to a margin.
- Claribel
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noun,
a female given name.
- clearing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
- Magellan
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noun,
Ferdinand, c1480–1521, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Straits of Magellan 1520 and the Philippines 1521.
- Algerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- lacrimal
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noun,
lacrimal bone.
- big-name
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noun,
a person who has a preeminent public reputation in a specified field:
- racinage
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noun,
decorative treatment of leather with colors and acids to produce a branchlike effect.
- millrace
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noun,
the channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill.
- mineral.
-
- rambling
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adjective,
aimlessly wandering.
- amberina
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noun,
an American art glass having transparent colors ranging from pale amber to ruby.
- ambiance
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noun,
the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu:
- Galleria
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noun,
a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usually with a vaulted roof and lined with commercial establishments.
- allergic
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adjective,
of or relating to allergy:
- geranial
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noun,
See under citral.
- canaller
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noun,
a freight boat built for use on canals.
- Malibran
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noun,
Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- Alliance
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noun,
the act of allying or state of being allied.
- Gallican
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adjective,
Gallic; French.
- amicable
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adjective,
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable:
- Camellia
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noun,
any of several shrubs of the genus Camellia, especially C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.
- malinger
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verb (used without object),
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- Cambrian
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noun,
Geology. the Cambrian Period or System.
- carbanil
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noun,
phenyl isocyanate.
- canaille
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noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- Germania
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noun,
an ancient region in central Europe, N of the Danube River.
- canaigre
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noun,
a plant, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the buckwheat family, found from Oklahoma to California, having clustered, tuberous roots that yield tannin.
- calamine
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- Gamaliel
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noun,
(“the Elder” or “Gamaliel I”), died a.d. 50?, the teacher of Paul (Acts 22:3); the grandson of Hillel.
- cabrilla
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noun,
any of several sea basses, especially Epinephelus analogus, of tropical eastern Pacific seas.
- Angelica
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noun,
Also called archangel. any plant belonging to the genus Angelica, of the parsley family, especially A. archangelica, cultivated in Europe for its aromatic odor and medicinal root and for its stalks, which are candied and eaten.
- Germanic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages including German, Dutch, English, the Scandinavian languages, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and the extinct Gothic language.
- Germinal
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- millage
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noun,
the tax rate, as for property, assessed in mills per dollar.
- Balmain
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noun,
Pierre (Alexandre) [pyer a-lek-sahn-druh] /pyɛr a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1914–82, French fashion designer.
- amiable
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adjective,
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
- Balance
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noun,
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- America
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noun,
United States.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- Mirabel
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noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- Legnica
-
noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- Gambier
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noun,
an astringent extract obtained from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, of the madder family, used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.
- namable
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adjective,
nameable.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- gambrel
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noun,
the hock of an animal, especially of a horse.
- Arcella
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noun,
a genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike shell having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend.
- Leclair
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noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- ancilla
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- Gabriel
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noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- gamelan
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noun,
an Indonesian orchestra consisting of bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and a great variety of percussion instruments.
- Armilla
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noun,
armill.
- Liberal
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- balneal
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adjective,
of or relating to baths or bathing.
- Bengali
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
- bargain
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- Cambrai
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noun,
a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.
- manille
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- Manilla
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noun,
Manila hemp.
- cienaga
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noun,
a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cabling
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noun,
decoration with cable moldings.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- ceramal
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noun,
cermet.
- Caliban
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noun,
the ugly, beastlike slave of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- calling
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- manager
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noun,
a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- cambrel
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noun,
gambrel.
- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- Cambria
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noun,
medieval name of Wales.
- manacle
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- cameral
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adjective,
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
- Camilla
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noun,
Roman Legend. a woman warrior who fought on the side of Turnus against Aeneas.
- Malling
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noun,
the overbuilding of shopping malls in a region:
- canella
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- caramel
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- carnage
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noun,
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Carmela
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carmel.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- mailbag
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noun,
a large bag used by mail carriers for carrying mail, usually equipped with a shoulder strap.
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- barilla
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noun,
either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.
- Bergama
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noun,
a town in W Turkey in Asia.
Ancient Pergamum.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- beaming
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noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- lingala
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noun,
a Bantu language used as a lingua franca in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Belgian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
- belling
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noun,
shivaree (def 1).
- bellman
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noun,
a bellhop.
- macabre
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adjective,
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- cringle
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noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- Bergman
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noun,
Ingmar [ing-mahr] /ˈɪŋ mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1918–2007, Swedish motion-picture director and writer.
- brangle
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noun,
a squabble.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- McAllen
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- billman
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noun,
bill3 (def 2).
- billmen
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noun,
bill3 (def 2).
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- climber
-
noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- magical
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adjective,
produced by or as if by magic:
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- bracing
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noun,
a brace.
- clanger
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noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- clamber
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noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- Braille
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- bergall
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noun,
cunner.
- Ercilla
-
noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- Carling
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noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- grimace
-
noun,
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- Gmelina
-
noun,
a deciduous tree, Gmelina arborea, native to Southeast Asia,whose timber is important in the tropics.
- Allegra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Glacial
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adjective,
of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- gremlin
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noun,
a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
- gremial
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noun,
a cloth placed on the lap of the bishop, as during the celebration of Mass or when he confers orders.
- laminal
-
noun,
a laminal speech sound.
- Abelian
-
adjective,
of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
- Grecian
-
noun,
a Greek.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- Algeria
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- algebra
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noun,
the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- Acrilan
-
- alembic
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- laminar
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adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- Ingemar
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noun,
a male given name.
- Almeria
-
noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- Alamein
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noun,
El Alamein.
- railage
-
noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- agric.
-
- Baring
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noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- agaric
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noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- bimane
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noun,
a bimanous animal.
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- barman
-
noun,
a man who bartends; bartender.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- Barmen
-
noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- bingle
-
noun,
base hit.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Elblag
-
noun,
a seaport in N Poland: formerly in Germany.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- agamic
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adjective,
Biology.
asexual.
occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.
- a-game
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noun,
a person’s best effort, abilities, or achievement:
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- margin
-
noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- Megara
-
noun,
a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.
- megal-
-
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Belgic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Belgae.
- Belial
-
noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- rambla
-
noun,
a dry ravine.
- Bengal
-
noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Ramage
-
noun,
a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.
- melan-
-
- B-girl
-
noun,
a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- agleam
-
adjective,
gleaming; bright; radiant:
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- lingam
-
noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- Margie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- labial
-
noun,
any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- caller
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- calli-
-
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- manage
-
verb (used with object),
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship:
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- cambia
-
noun,
a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- Abelia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Ingram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- grille
-
noun,
a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
- Mallia
-
noun,
a town in E Crete: site of an excavated Minoan palace.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- Ingmar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- malign
-
adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- cellar
-
noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- maigre
-
adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- recall
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- bregma
-
noun,
the junction point of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- Malang
-
noun,
a city on E Java, in S Indonesia.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- grani-
-
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- labile
-
adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- cabane
-
noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- Cabell
-
noun,
James Branch, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- cabman
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- cabmen
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- Cabral
-
noun,
Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
- mangle
-
noun,
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
- manger
-
noun,
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- bangle
-
noun,
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
- Galena
-
noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- Gallia
-
noun,
Latin name of Gaul.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- Gilman
-
noun,
Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- gimbal
-
noun,
Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- legman
-
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.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Gimbel
-
noun,
Jacob, 1850–1922, U.S. retail merchant.
- Gaelic
-
noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- Argall
-
noun,
Sir Samuel, 1572–1639, British explorer: colonial governor of Virginia 1617–19.
- Aleman
-
noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- liable
-
adjective,
legally responsible:
- armill
-
noun,
a garment resembling a stole, worn by a British king at his coronation.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Gallic
-
adjective,
of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- Angell
-
noun,
James Rowland [roh-luh nd] /ˈroʊ lənd/ (Show IPA), 1869–1949, U.S. educator.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- Gemara
-
noun,
the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- gerbil
-
noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- garlic
-
noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- garble
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- alible
-
adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- gamine
-
noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- German
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Germany.
- A-line
-
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.
- Gamble
-
noun,
any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Gambia
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing W to the Atlantic. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- Bairam
-
noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- mingle
-
noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Glaber
-
noun,
Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- enigma
-
noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- engram
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- glance
-
noun,
a quick or brief look.
- bagman
-
noun,
dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
- bagmen
-
noun,
dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
- ragmen
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- ragman
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- Miller
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- mirage
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- milage
-
noun,
mileage.
- M-line
-
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.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- lign-
-
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- gamic
-
adjective,
sexual (def 3).
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- encl.
-
- grill
-
noun,
a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
- gamba
-
noun,
viola da gamba (def 1).
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- ling.
-
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 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.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- label
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- 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.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- Icel.
-
- Genl.
-
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- male-
-
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- gleam
-
noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Iran.
-
- in-lb
-
- lalia
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- g-cal
-
- LLAMA
-
noun,
a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
- crim.
-
- lang.
-
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- magic
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Magna
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- MAgEc
-
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- libel
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- gimel
-
noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Maine
-
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.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- cine-
-
- engr.
-
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- legal
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- Galle
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- 30-30
-
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- gram.
-
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Galba
-
noun,
Servius Sulpicius [sur-vee-uh s suhl-pish-uh s] /ˈsɜr vi əs sʌlˈpɪʃ əs/ (Show IPA), 5? b.c.–a.d. 69, Roman emperor a.d. 68–69.
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Galla
-
noun,
Oromo.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Arab.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- 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).
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Nebr.
-
- anal.
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- amiga
-
noun,
a female friend.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Amer.
-
- ameba
-
noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Balla
-
noun,
Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871?–1958, Italian painter.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Arnel
-
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- Armen
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- aemia
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- abeam
-
adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- relig
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ambi-
-
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algia
-
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- rall.
-
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Brale
-
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- mega-
-
- Megan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Beng.
-
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Melia
-
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- marg.
-
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brig.
-
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Marga
-
noun,
any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- BMarE
-
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- carb-
-
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Belg.
-
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Camb.
-
- manga
-
noun,
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Reg.
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Lam.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- 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.
- Man.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- mal-
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rel.
-
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Lab.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- IRBM
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Mar.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- min.
-
- 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.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- 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.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- Mlle
-
- Mngr
-
- mRNA
-
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Lib.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Mac-
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- MILR
-
- LRBM
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mGal
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Mic.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Meng
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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).
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- men-
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- NACA
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lea.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- NIRA
-
- NLRB
-
- NRAB
-
- RIBA
-
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- mag.
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- leg.
-
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- NCAA
-
- Lani
-
- 1080
-
- Ill.
-
- bin-
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- ile-
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bglr
-
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clar
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- cml.
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- CBEL
-
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Ala.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agr.
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIME
-
- Aire
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alb.
-
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- ALBM
-
- AGMA
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- acea
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aer-
-
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alg.
-
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arm.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BAgE
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- BAgr
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bal.
-
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- Arg.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- all-
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Amal
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- ance
-
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enl.
-
- Eng.
-
- enc.
-
- ible
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- ical
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gal.
-
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- GNMA
-
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- Gama
-
noun,
Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- IAEA
-
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- iana
-
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- ign.
-
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- Ice.
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- EGmc
-
- ICBM
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- MRI
-
- NAA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- MRE
-
- Amb
-
- 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.
- GRB
-
- 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).
- gre
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- gl.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NbE
-
- GMC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ANC
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ne-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- NBC
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- glb
-
- NBA
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ANG
-
- Gr.
-
- NGC
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- EbN
-
- ALC
-
- NMI
-
- ABM
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abn
-
- AAM
-
- IGM
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ier
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- ae.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- AEC
-
- ac-
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Am.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ag-
-
- Ar.
-
- AIA
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- al.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- an.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RGB
-
- AEA
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- NMR
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- La.
-
- LCL
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ia.
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RMA
-
- ALM
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- IRL
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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:
- IBN
-
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- AGC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ial
-
- ib.
-
- AGM
-
- Ir.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- AIC
-
- IRC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MLR
-
- BEM
-
- RNA
-
- MLG
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- ea.
-
- GBE
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- GCB
-
- EAA
-
- MAA
-
- BRE
-
- GCM
-
- EAM
-
- gi.
-
- ean
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- Mc-
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- BLA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ble
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- BLL
-
- Me.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BLM
-
- BME
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- Bn.
-
- BRM
-
- CBE
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- CGM
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIM
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- cle
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- CLI
-
- CLR
-
- CMA
-
- eir
-
- CGI
-
- CEA
-
- Eg.
-
- CAI
-
- CMG
-
- cr.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Ga.
-
- ECG
-
- LIM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- en-
-
- EMR
-
- CNM
-
- MBE
-
- mcg
-
- Bac
-
- GCR
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- MIE
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- BCE
-
- ll.
-
- BCL
-
- be-
-
- bl.
-
- Br.
-
- LLB
-
- LLM
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- LNG
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mi.
-
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- MCI
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- BIE
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- GCA
-
- bec
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- MGr
-
- MGB
-
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ECM
-
- LCM
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- ln
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- Eb
-
- MB
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- LM
-
- M.
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- rg
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- BC
-
- IG
-
- NI
-
- BG
-
- GC
-
- le
-
- GN
-
- MG
-
- BM
-
- NG
-
- NM
-
- NC
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- MN
-
- NL
-
- R.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LC
-
- G.
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- CB
-
- GB
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- GM
-
- i.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- ic
-