Anagrams of centralism
Word centralism has
1628 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of centralism.
- miscreant
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noun,
a vicious or depraved person; villain.
- tramlines
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- trailsmen
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noun,
a person who follows a trail.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- 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.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- claimers
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- Clematis
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noun,
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- meticals
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- metrical
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adjective,
pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- 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.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- mineral.
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- minstrel
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noun,
a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- semantic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- lamister
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noun,
lamster.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- tramline
-
noun,
a streetcar system.
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- camlets
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- 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.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- merlins
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- stamin-
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- ramtils
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noun,
Niger seed.
- centri-
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- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- 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.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- 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.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Mistral
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- armlets
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- 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.
- milters
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- 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:
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- climate
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noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- marcels
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noun,
a marcelling.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- 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.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- limners
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- transl.
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- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- lamster
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noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- centi-
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- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cerat-
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- racist
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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.
- cerias
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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.
- 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.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- centr-
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- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- recti-
-
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- cleans
-
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- intra-
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- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- 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.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- 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.).
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- 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.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- 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.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- nemat-
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- metal.
-
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- 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.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- 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-
-
- melan-
-
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- 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.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- 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.
- 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.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- 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.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- mast-
-
- tears
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- 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.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- matr-
-
- masc.
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- 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.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- treas
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- licet
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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.
- term.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- 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.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- male-
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Srta.
-
- Melia
-
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- scat-
-
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- 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.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- semi-
-
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- sect.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- seti-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- 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.
- 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-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- rect.
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sarc-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- sanit
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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).
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- 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)
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Recit
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- 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.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- metr-
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- 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.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- meta-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- nears
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- MSEnt
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- 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.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- 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.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- misc.
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Icel.
-
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- Armen
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- cine-
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- 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.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clase
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- 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.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- intr.
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- 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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- 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: ¢.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Arnel
-
- crit.
-
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crim.
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- alti-
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amer.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- 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.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- encl.
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ante-
-
- 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.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- 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.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Cant.
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 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.
- 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.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aeri-
-
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- lact-
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- astr.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 30-30
-
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- acet-
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Ital.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Ste.
-
- scil
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- Cres
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ASME
-
- NIRA
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Cal.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- crat
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NTIA
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- str.
-
- ance
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- amt.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ASTM
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- AMLS
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atm.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- atic
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ates
-
- 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).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Sem.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- cml.
-
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- cet-
-
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- SLIC
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Arm.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- rit.
-
- cir.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- cis-
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 1080
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- asc-
-
- cen.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- rel.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- art.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- CERN
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Cels
-
- RNAS
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- 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).
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 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)
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Sam.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- 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.
- Saml
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Can.
-
- clar
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mal-
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- AIME
-
- 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.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- aet.
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- inae
-
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- ins.
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- 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.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- tri-
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- tRNA
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lani
-
- lin.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lit.
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- meas
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- mis-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- alt.
-
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- ELAS
-
- Tasm
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ect-
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ter.
-
- min.
-
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MILR
-
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- 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.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- MSIE
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- mRNA
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- MNAS
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mil.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- 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.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- tel-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ment
-
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- mes-
-
- enc.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- met.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- men-
-
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- est.
-
- 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.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Alis
-
- ten.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- 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.
- STI
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ASM
-
- ANC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TAL
-
- Am.
-
- ast
-
- ac-
-
- AMS
-
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- STM
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- STL
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- TCS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tlr
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ARS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Sr.
-
- 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.
- SLA
-
- 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.
- TLC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AME
-
- ASI
-
- SLR
-
- AMC
-
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ALM
-
- SMA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tr.
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- ase
-
- TCA
-
- tra
-
- SLE
-
- 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.
- 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).
- ESL
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ial
-
- MCR
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- MCI
-
- MIE
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- MNE
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MNS
-
- MNA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- MLS
-
- MLR
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- MIT
-
- ECM
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- IAS
-
- 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.
- MTS
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
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- LSC
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- LMT
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- LAC
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LIM
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- Me.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
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- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LCA
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- LCI
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- LCM
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- LCT
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- Mc-
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- ier
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- ISA
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- il-
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
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- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ine
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- IRL
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- Isl
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
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- ist
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- ITA
-
- ITC
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- ite
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- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- La.
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- Lt.
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- M-1
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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.
- MSC
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- MSL
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- mtn
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- 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.
- CIM
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CEA
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- CIA
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- CIE
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- RNA
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- REA
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- RCT
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- RCN
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- RCA
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CLI
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- CLR
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- CMA
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- CNM
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- CNS
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RMC
-
- Rs.
-
- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- cl.
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- at.
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- ATC
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- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- SCM
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
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- RSA
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- sc.
-
- 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.
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
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- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- cle
-
- RMA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ne-
-
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- CRS
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- cte
-
- NEC
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- 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.
- NEA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ean
-
- EAM
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- NSC
-
- RCS
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- NSA
-
- NRC
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- NRA
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- nr.
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- NMR
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- NMI
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- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LR
-
- ln
-
- NC
-
- LM
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- CE
-
- MN
-
- NI
-
- EI
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CM
-
- t.
-
- TL
-
- SM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RN
-
- SN
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- RC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NM
-
- NL
-
- 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.
- M.
-
- TC
-
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RI
-
- S.
-
- TM
-
- SA
-
- TN
-
- SL
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- N.
-