Anagrams of anti-imperialist
Word anti-imperialist has
2640 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of anti-imperialist.
- paternalism
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noun,
the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children:
- ministerial
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adjective,
pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- matrilinies
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noun,
the tracing of descent through the mother's line of a family.
- tripalmitin
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noun,
palmitin.
- patrilinies
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noun,
the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- materialist
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noun,
a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- animalities
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noun,
the state of being an animal.
- Italianism
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noun,
an Italian practice, trait, or idiom.
- natalities
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noun,
birthrate.
- reimplants
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verb (used with object),
Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- Palestrina
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noun,
Giovanni Pierluigi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1526?–94, Italian composer.
- militaries
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noun,
the military.
the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively:
- militarist
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noun,
a person imbued with militarism.
- latinities
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noun,
knowledge or use of the Latin language:
- reptilians
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noun,
a reptile.
- imparities
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noun,
lack of parity or equality; disparity, difference, or inequality.
- Italianist
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noun,
a person who specializes in the study of Italy, the Italian people, or the Italian language.
- initialism
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noun,
a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately, as FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Parliament
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- ministrate
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verb (used without object),
to minister or administer.
- sapiential
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adjective,
containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- perinatal
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adjective,
occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- palmitins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- spearmint
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- miliarias
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.
- Marinetti
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noun,
Emilio Filippo Tommaso [e-mee-lyaw fee-leep-paw tawm-mah-zaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ fiˈlip pɔ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1944, Italian writer.
- spermatia
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noun,
Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- platinate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of platinic acid.
- prelatism
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noun,
prelacy; episcopacy.
- militants
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noun,
a militant person.
- intimates
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noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- Spartiate
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noun,
a member of the ruling class of ancient Laconia; a Spartan citizen.
Compare Helot (def 1), Perioeci.
- palmitate
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noun,
a salt or ester of palmitic acid.
- milanaise
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adjective,
served with macaroni, or sometimes spaghetti, that has been flavored with tomatoes, mushrooms, shredded meat, etc.:
- trinities
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noun,
Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
- Ismailian
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noun,
a member of the Ismaʿiliya sect.
- imperials
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noun,
a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
- tin-plate
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noun,
thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
- materials
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- alterants
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noun,
something that produces alteration.
- plein-air
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adjective,
pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- reptilian
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noun,
a reptile.
- mentalist
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noun,
a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
- septimana
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noun,
a week.
- Antipater
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noun,
398?–319 b.c, Macedonian statesman and general: regent of Macedonia 334–323.
- retinitis
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noun,
inflammation of the retina.
- apartment
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noun,
a room or a group of related rooms, among similar sets in one building, designed for use as a dwelling.
- palatines
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- marinates
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- martinets
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- Platinite
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- reimplant
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verb (used with object),
Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- translate
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verb (used with object),
to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own:
- Lamartine
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noun,
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- remittals
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noun,
a remission.
- pantalets
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noun,
Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
- triptanes
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- tearstain
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noun,
a mark or wet streak left by tears.
- aerialist
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noun,
a trapeze artist.
- intermits
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- tramlines
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- parietals
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- maltreats
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verb (used with object),
to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse:
- triplites
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noun,
a dark-brown, massive mineral, fluorophosphate of iron and manganese.
- staminate
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adjective,
having a stamen or stamens.
- animalist
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noun,
a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- tarantism
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noun,
a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula.
- initiates
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- laniaries
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- psalteria
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noun,
the omasum.
- analities
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- malaperts
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noun,
a malapert person.
- ministate
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noun,
a small, independent nation.
- sterilant
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noun,
a sterilizing agent.
- part-time
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noun,
a period of time that is less than the usual or full time.
- impartial
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adjective,
not partial or biased; fair; just:
- insatiate
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adjective,
insatiable:
- trailsmen
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noun,
a person who follows a trail.
- marialite
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noun,
a member of the scapolite group, rich in sodium and containing no calcium.
- prelimits
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verb (used with object),
to limit within bounds beforehand:
- literatim
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adverb,
letter-for-letter; literally.
- Petrinism
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noun,
the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
- Impatiens
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- militates
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verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- laminates
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- Artemisia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.
- paraments
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- trailsman
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noun,
a person who follows a trail.
- impatient
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adjective,
not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- laminitis
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noun,
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- mistrial
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noun,
a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- antepast
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noun,
a foretaste; appetizer.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- templars
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- transept
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noun,
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- lamister
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noun,
lamster.
- apatites
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noun,
a common mineral, calcium fluorophosphate, Ca 5 FP 3 O 12 , occurring in individual crystals and in masses and varying in color, formerly used in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers.
- talesman
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noun,
a person summoned as one of the tales.
- Pleasant
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adjective,
pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure:
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- laminate
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- partitas
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- impearls
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- partlets
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noun,
a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- Laetitia
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noun,
a female given name.
- Antietam
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noun,
a creek flowing from S Pennsylvania through NW Maryland into the Potomac: Civil War battle fought near here at Sharpsburg, Maryland, in 1862.
- tramples
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- initiate
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- Imperial
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noun,
a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
- prenatal
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adjective,
previous to birth or to giving birth:
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- prelimit
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verb (used with object),
to limit within bounds beforehand:
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- parament
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- asternal
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adjective,
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- inspirit
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verb (used with object),
to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- imprints
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noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- parental
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noun,
Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- intermit
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Parisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- prattles
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noun,
the act of prattling.
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- pristine
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adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- titanias
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noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- Parmesan
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adjective,
of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- pantalet
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noun,
Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
- apiaries
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noun,
a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
- minstrel
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noun,
a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
- apiarist
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noun,
a person who keeps an apiary.
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- imperils
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verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- Reptilia
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noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- Ismailia
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noun,
a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.
- replants
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- Atlantis
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noun,
a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.
- atlantes
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noun,
plural of atlas (def 5).
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- palestra
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- remittal
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noun,
a remission.
- intimate
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noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- Arianism
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noun,
the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.
- implants
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- ariettas
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noun,
a short aria.
- palmitin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- rat-tail
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noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- intitles
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- intimist
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noun,
an intimist painter, writer, etc.
- misprint
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noun,
a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- impanels
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- Spearman
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- airmails
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noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- Marietta
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noun,
a city in NW Georgia.
- airplane
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noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- splatter
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noun,
an act or instance of splattering.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- alarmist
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noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- patterns
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- martinet
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- alienism
-
noun,
alienage.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- limiters
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- martinis
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Sleipnir
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noun,
the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- slattern
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noun,
a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- martlets
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noun,
British Dialect. a house martin.
- patinate
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verb (used with object),
to cover or encrust with a patina.
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- material
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- triplite
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noun,
a dark-brown, massive mineral, fluorophosphate of iron and manganese.
- mainsail
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noun,
the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- malapert
-
noun,
a malapert person.
- Erasmian
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noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Erastian
-
noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Stapelia
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- maltreat
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse:
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- staminal
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adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- splinter
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noun,
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- maltster
-
noun,
a maker of or dealer in malt.
- enspirit
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verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- maniples
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- pintails
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- trailman
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noun,
trailsman.
- literati
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plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- mantlets
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noun,
mantelet (def 2).
- triplane
-
- man-trap
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noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- sprattle
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noun,
a struggle; fight.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- splitter
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noun,
a person or thing that splits.
- tilapias
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- smaltite
-
noun,
a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
- partials
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- Latinist
-
noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- tailspin
-
noun,
spin (def 23).
- Alpinism
-
noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- Milesian
-
noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- miliaria
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.
- amentias
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- militant
-
noun,
a militant person.
- pastrami
-
noun,
a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- sarmenta
-
noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- militate
-
verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- imitates
-
verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- sapremia
-
noun,
blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- amirates
-
noun,
emirate.
- Latinism
-
noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- metalist
-
noun,
a person who works with metals.
- Latinate
-
adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- planters
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- militias
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- Santeria
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- Santarem
-
noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- Milpitas
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- ampliate
-
adjective,
enlarged; dilated.
- sanitate
-
verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- tramline
-
noun,
a streetcar system.
- minarets
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- mineral.
-
- minister
-
noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- salt-pan
-
noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- metritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the uterus.
- seatrain
-
noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- septimal
-
adjective,
of or based on the number seven.
- teratism
-
noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- paternal
-
adjective,
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
- alterant
-
noun,
something that produces alteration.
- septaria
-
noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- terminal
-
noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- lempiras
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- seriatim
-
adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- patients
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- Titanism
-
noun,
revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- maternal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother:
- Alpinist
-
noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- patrial
-
noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- pastime
-
noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Partlet
-
noun,
a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- partita
-
noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- Ileitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- impairs
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- impalas
-
noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Pietism
-
noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- impales
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- Titania
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- Imperia
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- impanel
-
verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- impers.
-
- partite
-
noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- impresa
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- Perlman
-
noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- patents
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- Permian
-
noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- imprest
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- persalt
-
noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- imparts
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- patties
-
noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- patters
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- imprint
-
noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- pattern
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- impearl
-
verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- implant
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- imitate
-
verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- pattens
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- implies
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- impaste
-
verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- imperil
-
verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- partial
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- limners
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- limites
-
noun,
plural of limes.
- limiter
-
noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- martlet
-
noun,
British Dialect. a house martin.
- martnet
-
noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- tilapia
-
noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- termini
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- limpets
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- Melitta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- menials
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- lempira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- merlins
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- latrias
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Latitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- militia
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Martial
-
noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- Lateran
-
noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- Mai-Tai
-
noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- malaise
-
noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- malates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malpais
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
- maltase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- manilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- tiepins
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- maniple
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- Mansart
-
noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- mantlet
-
noun,
mantelet (def 2).
- mantras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- marinas
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- lipemia
-
noun,
excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- marital
-
- Maritsa
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Marline
-
noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- marlins
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Linaria
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- milreis
-
noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- Ipiales
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- tarpans
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tipster
-
noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- palmate
-
adjective,
shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- palmers
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Palmira
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- palters
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- pantile
-
noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- tartans
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- milters
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- laminas
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- lariats
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Laramie
-
noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- Mistral
-
noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- Templar
-
noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- Telstar
-
- lamster
-
noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- lampers
-
noun,
lampas.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- laminar
-
adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- namaste
-
noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- napalms
-
noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- laments
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- timpani
-
noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- tatamis
-
noun,
(in Japanese houses) any of a number of thick, woven straw mats of uniform dimensions, about three feet by six feet (91 cm by 183 cm), the placing of which determines the dimensions of an interior.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- rimples
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- rattles
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- smatter
-
noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- aliment
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- armlets
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Armenia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- rattans
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- Almeria
-
noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- smitten
-
verb,
a past participle of smite.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- trental
-
noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Smetana
-
noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- primine
-
noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- primsie
-
adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- tantras
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- Spiraea
-
noun,
spirea.
- Alamein
-
noun,
El Alamein.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- spatter
-
noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- ramenta
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- spatial
-
adjective,
of or relating to space.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- rampant
-
adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- arsenal
-
noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- similar
-
adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- apteral
-
adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- Amittai
-
noun,
the father of Jonah. II Kings 14:25.
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- aminate
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- amitate
-
noun,
a close social relationship between a paternal aunt and her niece.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- saltant
-
adjective,
dancing; leaping; jumping.
- sampler
-
noun,
a person who samples.
- amritas
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- anemias
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- satiate
-
adjective,
satiated.
- Ameslan
-
noun,
American Sign Language.
- replant
-
verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- reptant
-
adjective,
repent2 .
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tamaris
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- ape-man
-
noun,
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- apatite
-
noun,
a common mineral, calcium fluorophosphate, Ca 5 FP 3 O 12 , occurring in individual crystals and in masses and varying in color, formerly used in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers.
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Amen-Ra
-
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.
- tamales
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- primate
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- transp.
-
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- stamina
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- pitmans
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- elitist
-
noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- elitism
-
noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- stamin-
-
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- stratal
-
adjective,
of a stratum or strata.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- planate
-
adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- planers
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- strati-
-
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- Plantae
-
noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- plantar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- planter
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- Eastman
-
noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- airmail
-
noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- triplet
-
noun,
one of three children or offspring born at the same birth.
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- earlaps
-
noun,
earflap.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- Statler
-
noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- Empirin
-
- pintles
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- startle
-
noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- tapster
-
noun,
a bartender.
- starlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- pismire
-
noun,
an ant.
- starlet
-
noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- stapler
-
noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- plasmin
-
noun,
fibrinolysin.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- plaster
-
noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- spittle
-
noun,
saliva; spit.
- spitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- attains
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- prattle
-
noun,
the act of prattling.
- prelim.
-
- prelims
-
noun,
preliminary.
- platers
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Platter
-
noun,
a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- trample
-
noun,
the act of trampling.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- transl.
-
- tapeman
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- Astarte
-
noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- metal.
-
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- milit.
-
- sperm-
-
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- terat-
-
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- malate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- sampan
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- sample
-
noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- matri-
-
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- septi-
-
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- splen-
-
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- melan-
-
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Platte
-
noun,
a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- plasma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- plasm-
-
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- plasia
-
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- penta-
-
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plani-
-
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- pattle
-
noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- patri-
-
- tapeta
-
noun,
Botany. a layer of cells often investing the archespore in a developing sporangium and absorbed as the spores mature.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- napalm
-
noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- nemat-
-
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- tatami
-
noun,
(in Japanese houses) any of a number of thick, woven straw mats of uniform dimensions, about three feet by six feet (91 cm by 183 cm), the placing of which determines the dimensions of an interior.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- 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.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- tempts
-
verb (used with object),
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- palmar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- Palmas
-
noun,
Las. Las Palmas.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Pamela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- Rimini
-
noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- lampas
-
noun,
congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- lamias
-
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.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- AmerSp
-
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- 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.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- 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.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- instr.
-
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Iletin
-
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- imper.
-
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intra-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- earlap
-
noun,
earflap.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- impala
-
noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- limpet
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Aleman
-
noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- tetra-
-
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Tiamat
-
noun,
an Akkadian goddess, the consort of Apsu and mother of the gods.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- plan-
-
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- plat.
-
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- plast
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prim.
-
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- treas
-
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- prem.
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- prae-
-
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- astr.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- stat.
-
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- peri-
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- imit.
-
- 30-30
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- ster.
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- step-
-
- IATSE
-
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- patr-
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Srta.
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peta-
-
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- aemia
-
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- pert.
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- anat.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- anal.
-
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- AMPAS
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- anis-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- alti-
-
- seti-
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Sept.
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Amer.
-
- amin-
-
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- semi-
-
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- anti-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Arnel
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Alas.
-
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ASEAN
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rains
-
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).
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- reams
-
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)
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- resp.
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
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).
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- span-
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reins
-
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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- rept.
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- matr-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- mast-
-
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- natl.
-
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Matt.
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- term.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Ital.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- tera-
-
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- tears
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Melia
-
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MSEnt
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- meta-
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tempt
-
verb (used with object),
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- MPers
-
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- temp.
-
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, 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.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- inst.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- part.
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- LittM
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- pari-
-
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- insep
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Iran.
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- init.
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Parl.
-
- insp.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- male-
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- pant-
-
- intr.
-
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- 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.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- para-
-
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- AARP
-
- amp.
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- met.
-
- ment
-
- trit
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- MEPA
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Sat.
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- mes-
-
- AMLS
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- 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.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- str.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- ANPA
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- MILR
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- 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).
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- mal-
-
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- amt.
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Saml
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Anas
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Ste.
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- aer-
-
- SRAM
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- lit.
-
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Ala.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- lip-
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- SMTP
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Alis
-
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Amal
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- sepn
-
- 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.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Sra.
-
- aet.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Man.
-
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Sem.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- men-
-
- MALS
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- AIME
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Aire
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- alt.
-
- AISI
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- 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.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- rpt.
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- RNAS
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- emia
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- NTIA
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- ELAS
-
- 1080
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Tasm
-
- Emp.
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Ens.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Pal.
-
- enl.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- pnea
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- atm.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- att.
-
- pre-
-
- ASTM
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
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.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- itis
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- attn
-
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- epi-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Pen.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- ins.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- per.
-
- par.
-
- int.
-
- PERL
-
- INRI
-
- IAEA
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Imp.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Tit.
-
- IATA
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- iana
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- est.
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Ire.
-
- pil-
-
- epit
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- intl
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Pers
-
- esp.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- pam.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rep.
-
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- repl
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- APSA
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- rel.
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- 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)
- mRNA
-
- Arm.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ARIS
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- MNAS
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Lani
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Apr.
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- MSAE
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Lat.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RIIA
-
- mis-
-
- tri-
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- 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.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- MIPS
-
- ter.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- ten.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- pts.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ASME
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- prin
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- prs.
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 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).
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- art.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- MSPE
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- MSIE
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- TSP
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TSI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TSE
-
- tra
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TPN
-
- TAL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tlr
-
- TIA
-
- TPI
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TPM
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tr.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TNT
-
- Tpr
-
- trp
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ITA
-
- STP
-
- ist
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- ite
-
- Ir.
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IRL
-
- IPS
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- il-
-
- ETS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ipr
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lep
-
- ESR
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- 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.
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- STM
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEP
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- MSL
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LMT
-
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- lpm
-
- Me.
-
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- ETR
-
- ESL
-
- MLA
-
- AMS
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- APS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- AAE
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AAM
-
- AAP
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ESA
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- Ep.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- eir
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ARS
-
- ast
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- ATA
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ml.
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- MLR
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- REA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RPM
-
- PLR
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
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- pli
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- PMT
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- PRA
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- MLS
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- PSE
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- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
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interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- PTT
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- RNA
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- Rs.
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- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- SPA
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLA
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- SLE
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- SLP
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- SLR
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- SMA
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- SPR
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- spt
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- Sr.
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
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- Sta
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- STI
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- STL
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- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RSA
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- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- RSE
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- rt.
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- rte
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- RTS
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- Sp.
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- SAA
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- SAE
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Sep
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noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
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- se-
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PSA
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- pie
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noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- ne-
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- MTS
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- NAA
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- mtn
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- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIM
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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.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- MTP
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- MTI
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- NMR
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- MRA
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- MNA
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- MNE
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- MNS
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- MPA
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- MPE
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
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- Mt.
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- MRI
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- MRP
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- MSA
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- MSE
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- MSI
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- MSN
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- MST
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- NMI
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- NEA
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- TTS
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- pt.
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- NPR
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- Pa.
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- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
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- Pr.
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- nr.
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- prn
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- Ps.
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- NRA
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- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- NSA
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- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Npt
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TT
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- TN
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- MP
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TM
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- A.
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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.
- TL
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MN
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- i.
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- IP
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- SN
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- t.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- M.
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- L.
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- NM
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- NL
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- le
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- L2
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- L1
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- RN
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RP
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- RI
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- LM
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- R.
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- ln
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- S.
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- SA
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- SL
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- SM
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TP
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- LR
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NP
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- NI
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- N.
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