Anagrams of bailments
Word bailments has
893 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of bailments.
- bailment
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noun,
the delivery of personal property returnable to the bailor after being held for some purpose.
- bimetals
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noun,
a material made by the bonding of two sheets or strips of different metals, each metal having a different coefficient of thermal expansion.
- bimensal
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adjective,
occurring once in two months; bimonthly.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- bailsmen
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noun,
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
- ambients
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noun,
ambient music (def 1).
- timbales
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noun,
Also, timbale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
- instable
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adjective,
not stable; unstable.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- ambiens
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- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- limbate
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adjective,
bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.
- beltman
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noun,
a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- lambent
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adjective,
running or moving lightly over a surface:
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- stamin-
-
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- batsmen
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noun,
a batter, especially in cricket.
- ambient
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noun,
ambient music (def 1).
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- timbals
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noun,
a kettledrum.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- bimetal
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noun,
a material made by the bonding of two sheets or strips of different metals, each metal having a different coefficient of thermal expansion.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- timbale
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noun,
Also, timbale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- nemat-
-
- tables
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- basnet
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noun,
basinet.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Nesbit
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noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- metal.
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- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- stable
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- melan-
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- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Besant
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noun,
bezant.
- nimble
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adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- batmen
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noun,
a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- absent
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- I-beam
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noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- limbas
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- blames
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noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- timbal
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noun,
a kettledrum.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- mantis
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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.
- ambits
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noun,
circumference; circuit.
- bimane
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noun,
a bimanous animal.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- ambles
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noun,
an ambling gait.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- bites
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noun,
an act of biting.
- binal
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adjective,
double; twofold.
- sanit
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- satem
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adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Biles
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noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- manse
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Blain
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- lames
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noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- blate
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noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- bines
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noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- blest
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- bints
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- blent
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noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- Binet
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noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- blame
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noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- bleat
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blats
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noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blite
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noun,
sea blite.
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Islam
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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.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Embla
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noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- mites
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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.
- emits
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verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Mensa
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menta
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noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- mints
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noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- estab
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- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- milts
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noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Elman
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noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- iambs
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- inst.
-
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- IATSE
-
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Ibsen
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noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Metis
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noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metas
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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.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- meta-
-
- MSEnt
-
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- Salem
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noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- mast-
-
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Sable
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noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Sabin
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- BSMet
-
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Melia
-
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ital.
-
- natl.
-
- Manet
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- melts
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Names
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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.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- nails
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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.
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Nabis
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- nabes
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noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- menat
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noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- satin
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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.
- beams
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noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- in-lb
-
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ambit
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noun,
circumference; circuit.
- Amble
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noun,
an ambling gait.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Mabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- amin-
-
- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alti-
-
- anim.
-
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anis-
-
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- ante-
-
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- betas
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noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 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.
- Asben
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noun,
Aïr.
- stilb
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noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- ambi-
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 30-30
-
- T-man
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noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- 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.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- anti-
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- male-
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- seti-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- semi-
-
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- 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.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- sebi-
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Balt.
-
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- 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.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- 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.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- lit.
-
- mal-
-
- 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.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- men-
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mes-
-
- ment
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- meas
-
- 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.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- 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.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- LitB
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- met.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLBM
-
- 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.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sem.
-
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Ste.
-
- tab.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tasm
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SBLI
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- 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.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- MSIE
-
- MSBA
-
- MSAE
-
- MNAS
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mis-
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- 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).
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- 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.
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sab.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NTSB
-
- NTIA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ASTM
-
- 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.
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ASME
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bal.
-
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ile-
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- ible
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- AMLS
-
- amt.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- est.
-
- ANSI
-
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- ant.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- inae
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- BSLM
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIE
-
- BSEM
-
- BSAE
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- bet.
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- BMet
-
- BLit
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bin-
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- btl.
-
- BSME
-
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- BSNA
-
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- BSMT
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alt.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- abs-
-
- 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.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- ABLS
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lam.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- abl.
-
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lab.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lib.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lat.
-
- lea.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- AIME
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ins.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Alb.
-
- 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.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- 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.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- intl
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- int.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- ALBM
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ab-
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- al.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- ae.
-
- 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.
- an.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Am.
-
- bi-
-
- TIA
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- TNB
-
- TSE
-
- ABM
-
- abt
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- abn
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- BIE
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- SBE
-
- SMA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ase
-
- asb
-
- STL
-
- STM
-
- 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.
- Tbi
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TBA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ASI
-
- AMS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ALM
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TAL
-
- AME
-
- Amb
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- STI
-
- ASM
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLA
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SLE
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- SMB
-
- bl.
-
- ASN
-
- BEM
-
- be-
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- STB
-
- 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.
- ast
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TSI
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- il-
-
- MIE
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ial
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- ise
-
- MLS
-
- MSE
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- MSA
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MLA
-
- ETS
-
- ml.
-
- BLA
-
- EMT
-
- MIT
-
- en-
-
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- 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.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Me.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- MBE
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LMT
-
- LIM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Les
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- La.
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Lt.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MSI
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- BSN
-
- BST
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NSA
-
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- NES
-
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- NMI
-
- BSM
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- BMI
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ble
-
- BLM
-
- BLS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BME
-
- BMS
-
- SAE
-
- BMT
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- ean
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- MTS
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- mtn
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- MTI
-
- EIS
-
- EBS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- EbN
-
- Mt.
-
- NBA
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NI
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SN
-
- N.
-
- MN
-
- MB
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- ln
-
- TL
-
- TM
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TN
-
- LM
-
- BM
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- L1
-
- EI
-
- Eb
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- i.
-
- L2
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NL
-
- NM
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- le
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- TB
-
- S.
-