Anagrams of calumniates
Word calumniates has
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- culminates
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verb (used with object),
to bring to a close; complete; climax:
- calumniate
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verb (used with object),
to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- culminate
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verb (used with object),
to bring to a close; complete; climax:
- laitances
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- laminates
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- actualism
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noun,
the doctrine that all reality is animate or in motion.
- Muscatine
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noun,
a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi.
- calamines
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- acuminate
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adjective,
Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.
- calamints
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noun,
any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
- 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.
- manualist
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noun,
an advocate of manualism.
- Aleutians
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- aluminate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of the acid form of aluminum hydroxide, containing the group AlO 2− or AlO 3−3 .
- calumnies
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noun,
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:
- Masculine
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noun,
the masculine gender.
- maculates
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adjective,
spotted; stained.
- Anacletus
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noun,
flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
- analcites
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- amnesiac
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noun,
a person affected by amnesia.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- manacles
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- simulate
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- maculate
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adjective,
spotted; stained.
- Eustacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- talesman
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noun,
a person summoned as one of the tales.
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- simulant
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- analects
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plural noun,
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- Aleutian
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- autecism
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noun,
autoecism.
- claimant
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noun,
a person who makes a claim.
- aluminas
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- nautical
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adjective,
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
- meticals
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- staminal
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adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- amentias
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- calumets
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noun,
a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.
- musicale
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noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- 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.
- 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.
- laminate
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- muscatel
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noun,
a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- manteaus
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noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- calamint
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noun,
any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
- calamine
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- laminas
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- anemias
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- 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.
- Ancaeus
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- 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.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- aminase
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- amentia
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- amulets
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lacunas
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noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- Ameslan
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noun,
American Sign Language.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- animate
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- 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.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- calamus
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noun,
the sweet flag, Acorus calamus.
- clamant
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adjective,
clamorous; noisy.
- Calumet
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noun,
a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.
- camails
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- stamin-
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- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- Sultana
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noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- Smetana
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noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- camlets
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- centums
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noun,
one hundred.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Catalin
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- canulas
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noun,
cannula.
- 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.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- cultism
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noun,
the practices and devotions of a cult.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- Antaeus
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noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- sanctum
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- sealant
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- 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.
- Eastman
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noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- alumina
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- amnesia
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- mantuas
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noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- Lucania
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noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- muletas
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- Alcaeus
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noun,
flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
- Manteca
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noun,
a town in central California.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- manteau
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noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- Alamein
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noun,
El Alamein.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- acumens
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- manacle
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- maltase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- 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:
- maculas
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noun,
a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- malates
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- ultimas
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- macules
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noun,
mackle.
- minutes
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- malaise
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noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- 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.
- minuets
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Miletus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- namaste
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noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- 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.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- utensil
-
noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- almuces
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noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- musical
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noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- causal
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adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- Manati
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noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Manaus
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noun,
Manáos.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Cumana
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noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- maniac
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noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- casual
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noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- Seaman
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- malate
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- 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.
- 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.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Manuel
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noun,
a male given name.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- manual
-
noun,
a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- melan-
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- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- 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.
- 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.
- Matane
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noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- centi-
-
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- 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.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- cleans
-
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- mantas
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- muscle
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- multi-
-
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucite
-
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- lumens
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- muleta
-
noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Lieut.
-
- lauans
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- nemat-
-
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- lactam
-
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.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- macula
-
noun,
a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- macule
-
noun,
mackle.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- numis.
-
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- mulcts
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- metal.
-
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- Aleman
-
noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Tuinal
-
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- amusia
-
noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Altaic
-
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.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- alumin
-
- alumna
-
noun,
a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- acetal
-
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.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- actin-
-
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- natl.
-
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- naut.
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- MEANS
-
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 .
- lect.
-
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- micas
-
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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- leuc-
-
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- alti-
-
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- alum.
-
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- 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.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- nuci-
-
- anal.
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- lact-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- anat.
-
- USLTA
-
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- neut.
-
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- 30-30
-
- Melia
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- 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.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mast-
-
- Alta.
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulent
-
- ulama
-
plural noun,
the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- MSEnt
-
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- 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.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- 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.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Actis
-
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.
- Unit.
-
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- male-
-
- aemia
-
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- mulct
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- licet
-
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- acet-
-
- masc.
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- 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.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- munic
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Ital.
-
- clase
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- sect.
-
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clast
-
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.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- semi-
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- cesta
-
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.
- ASEAN
-
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- encl.
-
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cine-
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- emuls
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- talcs
-
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.
- 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.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- 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.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Aust.
-
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- seti-
-
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Ecua.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- meta-
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- anti-
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anim.
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- incl.
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anis-
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- 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.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- caus.
-
- Cant.
-
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- caste
-
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.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- scale
-
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.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- cata-
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- sanit
-
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Icel.
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- IATSE
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- SLIC
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- USCA
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- min.
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Ste.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- USIA
-
- 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.
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- 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.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- USMA
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- Mic.
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- USMC
-
- USNA
-
- uni-
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- USTC
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sat.
-
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- NCAA
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- sci.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- scil
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- 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.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saml
-
- 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.
- Tasm
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- MSAE
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- muc-
-
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- MNAS
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- 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.
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- 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.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- mis-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- NACA
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Tues
-
- 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.
- sec.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sem.
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- mus.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- mun.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- mult
-
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- NTIA
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- met.
-
- ACLS
-
- cule
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ACLU
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cts.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- 1080
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- cml.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- int.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ins.
-
- intl
-
- ical
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- 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:
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ice.
-
- IATA
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- est.
-
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- iana
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- acea
-
- IAEA
-
- 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.
- Lam.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Amal
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- alt.
-
- AMLS
-
- amt.
-
- amus
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Anas
-
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Ala.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- aet.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- 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.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- cat.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Aus.
-
- 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.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- aut-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- ant.
-
- 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).
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- ASME
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- enc.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- 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.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meas
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- mes-
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mal-
-
- 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.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Lani
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- cl.
-
- ase
-
- MSN
-
- MIT
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- La.
-
- 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.
- MAA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ae.
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- Une
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ml.
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Lt.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- AAM
-
- MST
-
- AAE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SAE
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Mt.
-
- SAA
-
- ASI
-
- MLA
-
- ASM
-
- MSA
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- MSI
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ca.
-
- TAL
-
- CAA
-
- MSL
-
- MSE
-
- MSC
-
- 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.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- AUA
-
- CAI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- at.
-
- ASN
-
- ast
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- USC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASU
-
- ATA
-
- MNS
-
- ATC
-
- MNA
-
- IUS
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MNE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- MLS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ANC
-
- ALC
-
- 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.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- an.
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MIE
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- unc
-
- USA
-
- NSA
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- ult
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- UAE
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- mi.
-
- AIC
-
- UIT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UAM
-
- ALM
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- AEA
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- 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.
- 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).
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AME
-
- AMS
-
- AUC
-
- AMU
-
- USM
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ACS
-
- TIA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AMC
-
- MCI
-
- TSI
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- tue
-
- NSC
-
- Tu.
-
- NSU
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
- ALU
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- USN
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TLC
-
- AEC
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- MTI
-
- 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.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- in.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- 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.
- EIS
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NEC
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Les
-
- ean
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- EAM
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LIM
-
- ec-
-
- 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).
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ILS
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ics
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- sc.
-
- eu-
-
- LCT
-
- LCM
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ne-
-
- ITU
-
- Ia.
-
- LCI
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- LCA
-
- ETS
-
- NEA
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- EMT
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- en-
-
- UMT
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ESA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SCM
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ESU
-
- il-
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- LSI
-
- ITA
-
- STI
-
- CEA
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSM
-
- LSC
-
- STL
-
- AIA
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- LMT
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ITC
-
- STM
-
- ist
-
- Mc-
-
- IAS
-
- mtn
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- MTS
-
- Am.
-
- Me.
-
- ac-
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- uti
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ium
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- NIA
-
- ite
-
- al.
-
- AAU
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- uns
-
- NES
-
- CSA
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- SLE
-
- 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:
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ine
-
- SLA
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- UTC
-
- CNS
-
- CNM
-
- SMA
-
- ise
-
- cle
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SNU
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- CLI
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- CLU
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CMA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- UL
-
- le
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NM
-
- NL
-
- NI
-
- L.
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LM
-
- ln
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- MN
-
- LC
-
- 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.
- UI
-
- CM
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- TN
-
- TM
-
- TL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- CE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ic
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- SU
-
- SN
-
- CU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- SM
-