Anagrams of ceremonial
Word ceremonial has
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- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- mineral.
-
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- melano-
-
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- Miocene
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noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- 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.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Alcmene
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noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- reclame
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noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- limacon
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- 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.
- craniol
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- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- cranio-
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- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- craniom
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- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- merlon
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noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- micro-
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- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- icemen
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- menace
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- Creole
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Carmel
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noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- necro-
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- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Colmar
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- narco-
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- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- cormel
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- normal
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noun,
the average or mean:
- clamor
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noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- enamor
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Cleome
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noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- Emelia
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noun,
a female given name.
- clino-
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- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- enamel
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- amerce
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- amino-
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- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemo-
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- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- macro-
-
- MAeroE
-
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- aeron.
-
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- raceme
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Marlon
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noun,
a male given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- Marlin
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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.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- melan-
-
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- melon
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noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- incl.
-
- meno-
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- ecol.
-
- molar
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noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Maine
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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.
- Ecole
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noun,
school1 .
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- econ.
-
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crim.
-
- 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.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Iran.
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- incr.
-
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- incor
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- 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.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- male-
-
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- 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.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Icel.
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- elem.
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- ileo-
-
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- 30-30
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Melia
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- encl.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- OIcel
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- 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.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- anim.
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- cero-
-
- 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.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Arnel
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Armen
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- areo-
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- Amer.
-
- omni-
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- AMORC
-
- cine-
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- aero-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- coel-
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coele
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Comr.
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- Rom.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- mal-
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- rel.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- 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.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Man.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- 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.
- 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)
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- NIRA
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- min.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- MILR
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- neem
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- 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).
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- 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.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Mic.
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- OEEC
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- ole-
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- men-
-
- 1080
-
- RONA
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- enl.
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- EEOC
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- eco-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ical
-
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- IMCO
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- ile-
-
- ance
-
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Arm.
-
- ano-
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Can.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- CERN
-
- Cmon
-
- cml.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Com.
-
- 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.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- cen.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- cene
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cor.
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- coml
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- 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.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- aer-
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- AIME
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lam.
-
- Alco
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Ire.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cl.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NRA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NRC
-
- ROA
-
- Oc.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- RMC
-
- RNA
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ca.
-
- REA
-
- Am.
-
- cle
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CIM
-
- OCR
-
- CIE
-
- ROI
-
- CIA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RCN
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- nr.
-
- RCA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aor
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ALC
-
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- 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.
- AIC
-
- Om.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- cr.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- CEO
-
- OEM
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- oic
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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.
- Co.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ae.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- OIr
-
- Ola
-
- CEA
-
- ALM
-
- AEC
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- NOC
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- MIE
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- il-
-
- LIM
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EMR
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- 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.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ier
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ml.
-
- La.
-
- LCA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- MCI
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Mao
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ILO
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- LCM
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- MLA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- MLR
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- Mc-
-
- NCO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- CNO
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- CNM
-
- CMA
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- CLI
-
- 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.
- LON
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- Me.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Mo.
-
- ECM
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- LOC
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eo-
-
- EEC
-
- LCI
-
- EAM
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- EOM
-
- MOR
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ea.
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- RO
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AO
-
- 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.
- le
-
- LM
-
- LR
-
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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noun,
oy2 .
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adverb,
no1 .
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
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