Anagrams of calamities
Word calamities has
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- Calamites
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noun,
any fossil plant of the genus Calamites and related genera of the Carboniferous Period, resembling oversized horsetails and constituting much of the coal used as fuel.
- calamite
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noun,
any fossil plant of the genus Calamites and related genera of the Carboniferous Period, resembling oversized horsetails and constituting much of the coal used as fuel.
- meticals
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- Elamitic
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noun,
Elamite (def 2).
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- Clematis
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noun,
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- tamales
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- cimelia
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- camails
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- maltase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- malaise
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noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- malates
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- climate
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noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- camlets
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- acetals
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- 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.
- lactams
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noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- Ciliata
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noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- Altaic
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noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- aaliis
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noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- asemia
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noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- metal.
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- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- salami
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noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- lamias
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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.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- milit.
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- Lamesa
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noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- Amelia
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noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Alicia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Italia
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noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- camlet
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- Tamale
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- lactam
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noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- camail
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- alates
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- acetal
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- malate
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Alesia
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noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- 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.
- Misti
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noun,
El Misti.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Metis
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noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- micas
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- cleat
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- celts
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noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
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abbreviation,
Celtic.
- milia
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- clime
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noun,
climate.
- cilia
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plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- 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.
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cesti
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- milts
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noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- clast
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noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
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- misc.
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- claim
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- cesta
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Melia
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- metic
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noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Isaac
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- 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.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- maces
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- istic
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- 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.
- Ital.
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- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- limit
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lact-
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- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- licet
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- Lamas
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noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- lames
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noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lamia
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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.
- lect.
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- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- imit.
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- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- 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.
- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- meta-
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- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- melts
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- 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:
- emits
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verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- mast-
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- masc.
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- Masai
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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.
- malts
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noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Malta
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- male-
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- IATSE
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- Icel.
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- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- smite
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- stile
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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.
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- alias
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noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- steam
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- almas
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noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- almes
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noun,
almah.
- salat
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noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- alate
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- smalt
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noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Alta.
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- Altai
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noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- alti-
-
- Smail
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noun,
snail mail.
- slime
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- amate
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verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amati
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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.
- slice
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slate
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- AMICE
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- ASCII
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noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- stime
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Alas.
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- semi-
-
- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 30-30
-
- times
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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.
- tiles
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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.
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- aalii
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noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Aalst
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noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- acet-
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- teams
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noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- acmes
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noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Actis
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noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- Tamis
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noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tamil
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- aecia
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- aemia
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- tames
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adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamas
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noun,
See under guna.
- talcs
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noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Talca
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noun,
a city in central Chile.
- talas
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noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- seti-
-
- smile
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- calms
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noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- 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.
- Salta
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noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- camis
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noun,
camisole (def 1).
- 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.
- caste
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cata-
-
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- ATLAS
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noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- cames
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noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Selma
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noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- sect.
-
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Sam.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- MSAE
-
- msec
-
- 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.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- MSCE
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sem.
-
- Tasm
-
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lea.
-
- lit.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- tel-
-
- MSIE
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- 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.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- 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.
- 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).
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- mil.
-
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- sec.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- mes-
-
- SLIC
-
- meas
-
- Mic.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- met.
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Saml
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- 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.
- mal-
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Ste.
-
- sci.
-
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- scil
-
- mis-
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- emia
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Amal
-
- 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.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ELAS
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- ect-
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- AMLS
-
- Alis
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IAEA
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- est.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alt.
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amt.
-
- ical
-
- Cal.
-
- 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.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ates
-
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- atic
-
- atm.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ASME
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- cts.
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- 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).
- cml.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- cis-
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- ASTM
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- IATA
-
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Ice.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- itis
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ala.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- AISI
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SCM
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- at.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- TIA
-
- AAE
-
- STI
-
- SMA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TSE
-
- TLC
-
- Am.
-
- STM
-
- STL
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- ca.
-
- CAI
-
- al.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- sc.
-
- AAM
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AEC
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SLE
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AME
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TCS
-
- AMC
-
- TAL
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AIC
-
- 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.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TCA
-
- SLA
-
- ast
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ASM
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- ALM
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ALC
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ACS
-
- AMS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- LCA
-
- MTI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- MAA
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ILS
-
- il-
-
- 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.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ics
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ETS
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- 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.
- ESA
-
- ite
-
- MSC
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MSL
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- Lt.
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- La.
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- LMT
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- LSC
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- LSI
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- LSM
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- LST
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- LTA
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- Mc-
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- Me.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- MCI
-
- TSI
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- EMT
-
- CIM
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- CST
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- CSA
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- CMA
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- CLI
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- cle
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- MIT
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- ml.
-
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- MLS
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- MSA
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- MSE
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- MSI
-
- cte
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- CIE
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- MST
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- Mt.
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- LCI
-
- MTS
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- SAA
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- CIA
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- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- CEA
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- CTA
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- MLA
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- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ECA
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- ec-
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ELM
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noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- mi.
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- EIS
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- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EAM
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- EAA
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- ea.
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- MIE
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- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ECM
-
- CE
-
- CM
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- SA
-
- le
-
- 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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- TM
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- SL
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- i.
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- S.
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- TC
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- 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.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- t.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- L2
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- LM
-
- L.
-
- EI
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- LC
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- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ic
-