Anagrams of carminatives
Word carminatives has
1730 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of carminatives.
- Americanist
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noun,
a student of America, especially of its history, culture, and geography.
- carminative
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noun,
a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.
- Vaticanism
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noun,
the doctrine of the absolute supremacy of the pope.
- insectaria
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noun,
a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- marinates
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- criminate
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verb (used with object),
to charge with a crime.
- metrician
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noun,
a metrist.
- miscreant
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noun,
a vicious or depraved person; villain.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- vicarates
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noun,
vicariate.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- ameristic
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adjective,
not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- variscite
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noun,
a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO 4)⋅2H 2 O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.
- Artemisia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.
- vicariate
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noun,
the office or authority of a vicar.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- armistice
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noun,
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:
- marcasite
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noun,
Also called white iron pyrites. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- sacrament
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
- cretinism
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noun,
a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- Santarem
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noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- avarices
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- minivers
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noun,
(in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings.
Compare vair (def 1).
- aviaries
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noun,
a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- amentias
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- vesicant
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noun,
a vesicant agent or substance.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- inactive
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adjective,
not active:
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- vicarate
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noun,
vicariate.
- tsarevna
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noun,
czarevna.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- martinis
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Arianism
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noun,
the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.
- scimitar
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noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- varmints
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noun,
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
vermin.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- McIntire
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noun,
Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- variates
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- variants
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- variance
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- vanities
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noun,
excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit:
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- amnesiac
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noun,
a person affected by amnesia.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- sanative
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adjective,
having the power to heal; curative.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- vitamins
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noun,
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders.
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- tavernas
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noun,
a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- cistvaen
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noun,
cist2 .
- caritive
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adjective,
(in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Erasmian
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noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- vitrains
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noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- vitrines
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noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- viremias
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noun,
the presence of a virus in the blood.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- nativism
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noun,
the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- Cinerama
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- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cavities
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noun,
any hollow place; hollow.
- variate
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- cravens
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noun,
a coward.
- civitas
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noun,
the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- variant
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- Civitan
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noun,
a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- caviars
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- centri-
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- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- varmint
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noun,
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
vermin.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- mantras
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Manteca
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noun,
a town in central California.
- Mansart
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noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- aviates
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Smetana
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noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- Avestan
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noun,
an ancient East Iranian language of the Indo-European family, the language of all the Avesta but the Gathas.
Compare Gathic (def 1).
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Icarian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- iatrics
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- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- stamin-
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- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- Semitic
-
noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- servant
-
noun,
a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- atavism
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noun,
Biology.
the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations.
an individual embodying such a reversion.
- vacates
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verb (used with object),
to give up possession or occupancy of:
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- Eastman
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noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- invites
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noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- avarice
-
noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- taverna
-
noun,
a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
- inverts
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- Avertin
-
- tarmacs
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Vatican
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noun,
Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- veritas
-
noun,
truth.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- vermian
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adjective,
resembling or of the nature of a worm.
- amative
-
adjective,
disposed to love; amorous.
- amtracs
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- viremia
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noun,
the presence of a virus in the blood.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- 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.
- Ventris
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noun,
Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
- ventri-
-
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Minerva
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts, identified with the Greek goddess Athena.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- versant
-
noun,
a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- activin
-
noun,
a peptide that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and gonads and stimulates the secretion of FSH.
- Saracen
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- minivet
-
noun,
any of several small, long-tailed Asian cuckoo-shrikes of the genus Pericrocotus, having in the male black and red and in the female black and orange plumage.
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- aminate
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- miniver
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noun,
(in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings.
Compare vair (def 1).
- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- minicar
-
noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- savarin
-
noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.
- vitrine
-
noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- Vietnam
-
noun,
Official name Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War but now reunified. 126,104 sq. mi. (326,609 sq. km). Capital: Hanoi.
Compare North Vietnam, South Vietnam.
- ramenta
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- vitamin
-
noun,
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- vitrain
-
noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- vitrics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art and technology of making glass products.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- viscera
-
plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- venatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- namaste
-
noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- natives
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Stevin
-
noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- nemat-
-
- Neviim
-
noun,
the Prophets, being the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- civism
-
noun,
good citizenship.
- civies
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- civets
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Ravens
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Tarvia
-
- recti-
-
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- 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.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- evicts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- cravat
-
noun,
necktie (defs 1, 2).
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Mervin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- savant
-
noun,
a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
- Savaii
-
noun,
an island in Western Samoa: largest of the Samoa group. 703 sq. mi. (1821 sq. km).
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- savate
-
noun,
a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.
- mavens
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Mastic
-
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.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Marvin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- 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.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matri-
-
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- rivets
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- 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.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- 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.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- intra-
-
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Irvine
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- invite
-
noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- invars
-
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- 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.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- cerat-
-
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- vermis
-
noun,
the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- vermin
-
noun,
noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- vermi-
-
- canvas
-
noun,
a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- verism
-
noun,
the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- trans.
-
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- 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.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- vimana
-
noun,
a sanctuary of a Brahman temple.
- victim
-
noun,
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency:
- vicars
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Vasari
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- vatman
-
noun,
the worker who shakes the pulp onto the wire.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- varnas
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- arsen-
-
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- atavic
-
adjective,
atavistic.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- aviate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- ventr-
-
- Avesta
-
noun,
a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trivia
-
noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- Avanti
-
noun,
Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- vacant
-
adjective,
having no contents; empty; void:
- vacate
-
verb (used with object),
to give up possession or occupancy of:
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centi-
-
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- actin-
-
- Visine
-
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- cavate
-
adjective,
hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- caviar
-
noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- caveat
-
noun,
a warning or caution; admonition.
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- centr-
-
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- vitric
-
adjective,
of or relating to glass.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- veni-
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Mavis
-
noun,
a song thrush.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- maven
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 30-30
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- matr-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Armen
-
- anim.
-
- anti-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- mast-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masc.
-
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- 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.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- acet-
-
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Visct
-
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- 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.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- vinic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- MSEnt
-
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- 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.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- 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.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- vimen
-
noun,
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- nears
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- reni-
-
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- vice-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- aemia
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- anat.
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- 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.
- rect.
-
- nitr-
-
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Recit
-
- 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.
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- vini-
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- 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.
- meta-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- sanit
-
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Amer.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- Vinci
-
noun,
Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- mirvs
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mini-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sarc-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- 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.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- metr-
-
- cert.
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- imit.
-
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Srta.
-
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- IATSE
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Cant.
-
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ster.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- term.
-
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- 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.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- 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: ¢.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- cine-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- 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.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cavan
-
noun,
a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- crit.
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- 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.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- cata-
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- 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.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- istic
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- ative
-
- astr.
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- invt.
-
- seti-
-
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- avast
-
verb (imperative),
(used as a command to stop or cease):
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- ASEAN
-
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- sect.
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- 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.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- vari-
-
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- semi-
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Seric
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Avars
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Avram
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abram.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- treas
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- incr.
-
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- avers
-
- Invar
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- intr.
-
- 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.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ter.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tri-
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sam.
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Vat.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- serv
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- var.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- str.
-
- 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.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- 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.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- SRAM
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sra.
-
- trav
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Sem.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- vas-
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Sat.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Visc
-
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sec.
-
- tRNA
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- sci.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- RIIA
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- scr.
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- 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.
- Vic.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- vet.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- RNAS
-
- vers
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Tasm
-
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- 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.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- vin-
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rev.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Ste.
-
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Ven.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Vict
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 1080
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- 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).
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASME
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- 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).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- atic
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- atm.
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- 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:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- men-
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ment
-
- art.
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- met.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- ctr.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- inv.
-
- ins.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- cen.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- enc.
-
- Ens.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Cav.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cis-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cir.
-
- ect-
-
- CATV
-
- cat.
-
- INRI
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- Ice.
-
- avn.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- 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.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- 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.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- est.
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- 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).
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- ARIS
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nav.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Mic.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- AIME
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- NACA
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- MSIE
-
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nev.
-
- aer-
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cts.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Anas
-
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MNAS
-
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- mis-
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- msec
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- 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.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Vte
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- ACV
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CRS
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- CSR
-
- ACS
-
- CEA
-
- VRM
-
- CNS
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Am.
-
- TIA
-
- ac-
-
- CIM
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AIA
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- AAE
-
- VTC
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- CMA
-
- Vt.
-
- CNM
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ast
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- ATV
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ASI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TVA
-
- AMS
-
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ATC
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATA
-
- ASM
-
- AMC
-
- at.
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- AME
-
- ASN
-
- ASV
-
- ASR
-
- a-v
-
- ANC
-
- TMV
-
- 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.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- VCR
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ase
-
- AIC
-
- CAI
-
- Ver
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- Avi
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AVC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ESA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- MRI
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SAR
-
- MIT
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MSA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- SAE
-
- MSE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- MIE
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MSI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- 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.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- mi.
-
- se-
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SCM
-
- 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.
- MCI
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCR
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- sc.
-
- MeV
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- ITV
-
- RCS
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RMC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- MTV
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NAA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- NIA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NES
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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:
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- MAA
-
- 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).
- STV
-
- en-
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- env
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SVR
-
- SVC
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Esc
-
- STM
-
- ESR
-
- STI
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- EAM
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- CVA
-
- CVT
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- ETV
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- IRS
-
- IRC
-
- in.
-
- ISR
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sr.
-
- ine
-
- SMA
-
- Ir.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ier
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISV
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ITA
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ics
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ist
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NV
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- 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.
- CV
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- RN
-
- EI
-
- VM
-
- RI
-
- M.
-
- EV
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- RC
-
- VN
-
- ic
-
- VR
-
- MV
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RV
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- CM
-
- MN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
-
- SV
-
- N.
-
- VI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- t.
-
- NI
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- i.
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- V.
-
- NM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- VC
-
- TM
-