Anagrams of Chamberlain
Word Chamberlain has
1183 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Chamberlain.
- main-brace
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noun,
a brace leading to a main yard.
- machinable
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adjective,
(of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools.
Compare free-machining.
- Chamberlin
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noun,
Thomas Chrowder [krou-der] /ˈkraʊ dər/ (Show IPA), 1843–1928, U.S. geologist.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- camelhair
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noun,
camel's hair.
- branchial
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adjective,
of or relating to gills or to the homologous, embryonic parts in animals without gills.
- lamebrain
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noun,
a dunce; booby; fool.
- bicameral
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adjective,
having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
- imbalance
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noun,
the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- mineral.
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- calamine
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- chairman
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noun,
the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- amberina
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noun,
an American art glass having transparent colors ranging from pale amber to ruby.
- carbanil
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noun,
phenyl isocyanate.
- ambiance
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noun,
the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu:
- Cambrian
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noun,
Geology. the Cambrian Period or System.
- Malibran
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noun,
Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- balancer
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noun,
a person or thing that balances.
- branchia
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noun,
a gill.
- brachial
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noun,
a brachial part or structure.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- amicable
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adjective,
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable:
- barnacle
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noun,
any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- Alberich
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noun,
a king of the dwarfs, the possessor of the tarnkappe and of the treasure of the Nibelungs.
- chairmen
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noun,
the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- Brahmani
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noun,
a woman of the Brahman class.
- Charline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Charmian
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “source of joy.”.
- hibernal
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adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- chimaera
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noun,
any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth.
- Cinerama
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- inchmeal
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adverb,
by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- Barlach
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noun,
Ernst Heinrich [urnst hahyn-rik;; German ernst hahyn-rikh] /ɜrnst ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German ɛrnst ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1870–1938, German sculptor and playwright.
- Bahrain
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noun,
a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Capital: Manama.
- Balance
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noun,
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- Lachine
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noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Balmain
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noun,
Pierre (Alexandre) [pyer a-lek-sahn-druh] /pyɛr a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1914–82, French fashion designer.
- barchan
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noun,
a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- Laibach
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noun,
German name of Ljubljana.
- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- Haarlem
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noun,
a city in the W Netherlands, W of Amsterdam.
- Meilhac
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- Mechlin
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noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- mechan-
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- becharm
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verb (used with object),
to charm; bewitch; captivate.
- Behrman
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noun,
S(amuel) N(athan) 1893–1973, U.S. playwright and author.
- Michael
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noun,
a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- Charlie
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- amiable
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adjective,
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
- hirable
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adjective,
able to be hired; fit for hiring.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- America
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noun,
United States.
- Hebraic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.
- Amharic
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noun,
the Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.
- namable
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adjective,
nameable.
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- Labiche
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noun,
Eugène Marin [œ-zhen ma-ran] /œˈʒɛn maˈrɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1815–88, French dramatist.
- Anaheim
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noun,
a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- Arachne
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noun,
a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
- 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.
- inhaler
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noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- Mirabel
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noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- Archean
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to rocks of the Archeozoic portion of the Precambrian Era.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- archine
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noun,
arshin.
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- laminar
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adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- Carmela
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carmel.
- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- cameral
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adjective,
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
- mahaleb
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noun,
a cherry, Prunus mahaleb, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia, used as a stock in grafting cherries.
- caramel
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- cambrel
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noun,
gambrel.
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- chimera
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- ceramal
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noun,
cermet.
- 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.
- macabre
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adjective,
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- charnel
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noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- chamber
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noun,
a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom:
- Cambria
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noun,
medieval name of Wales.
- Cambrai
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noun,
a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.
- birchen
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adjective,
of or relating to birch.
- climber
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noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- Blanche
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noun,
a female given name: ultimately from a Germanic word meaning “white.”.
- brachia
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- Brahman
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noun,
Also, Brahmin. a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus.
Compare Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaisya.
- Brahmin
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noun,
Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- branchi
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- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- manacle
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- Brenham
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noun,
a town in central Texas.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Malachi
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noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- clamber
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noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- Caliban
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noun,
the ugly, beastlike slave of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- almirah
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noun,
Indian English. a wardrobe, cabinet, or cupboard.
- Mahican
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noun,
a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley.
- Abelian
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adjective,
of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
- alembic
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Acrilan
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- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- Alamein
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noun,
El Alamein.
- Ahriman
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noun,
Angra Mainyu.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- chiral
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adjective,
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
- 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.
- bharal
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noun,
a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Bianca
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- chimar
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noun,
chimere.
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- bimane
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noun,
a bimanous animal.
- March.
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- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Chenab
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noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing SW from N India to the Sutlej River in E Pakistan. About 605 miles (1085 km) long.
- Rahman
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noun,
Prince Abdul [ahb-dool] /ˈɑb dul/ (Show IPA), 1903–90, Malayan political leader: prime minister of Malaya 1957–63; premier of Malaysia 1963–70.
- Chelan
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Marcia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- becalm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Michal
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noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Lehman
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noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- Bairam
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noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- balche
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noun,
(among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Aachen
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noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- menhir
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noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- lichen
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noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- BArchE
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- airman
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noun,
an aviator.
- barman
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noun,
a man who bartends; bartender.
- melan-
-
- Limber
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noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- Rachel
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noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- MArchE
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noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- camera
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noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- Abelia
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noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- rambla
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noun,
a dry ravine.
- 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.
- Carman
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noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- cabane
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noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- cabman
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noun,
cabdriver.
- cabmen
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noun,
cabdriver.
- Cabral
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noun,
Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- cahier
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- ramble
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noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- camail
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- Mahler
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noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- camber
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noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- cambia
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noun,
a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- Mahren
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noun,
German name of Moravia.
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- 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:
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- mihrab
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noun,
(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- Blanch
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verb (used with object),
to whiten by removing color; bleach:
- Marcan
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- bleach
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noun,
a bleaching agent.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- blench
-
verb (used without object),
to shrink; flinch; quail:
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- Marble
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noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- MAArch
-
- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- Brahma
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noun,
Brahman1 (def 2).
- Brahmi
-
noun,
a script of India that was probably adapted from the Aramaic alphabet about the 7th century b.c., and from which most of the later Indian scripts developed.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- Bramah
-
noun,
Joseph, 1748–1814, English engineer and inventor.
- Machel
-
noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- branch
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noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- breach
-
noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Barmen
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noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- helic-
-
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- haemia
-
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- archi-
-
- Archie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archil
-
noun,
orchil.
- haema-
-
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- habile
-
adjective,
skillful; dexterous; adroit.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- Amelia
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noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- alchem
-
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- Harbin
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- Harlem
-
noun,
a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Harlan
-
noun,
John Marshall, 1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- H-beam
-
noun,
an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- 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.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Hamlin
-
noun,
Hannibal, 1809–91, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Hameln
-
noun,
a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Aleman
-
noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- Lamech
-
noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- 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.
- herbal
-
noun,
a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- hiemal
-
adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- mach.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- 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.
- hier-
-
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- incl.
-
- Mahan
-
noun,
Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- incr.
-
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- mahal
-
noun,
a palace or mansion.
See also Taj Mahal.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hemia
-
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- hemi-
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- hema-
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- heli-
-
- Icel.
-
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- carb-
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Achab
-
noun,
Ahab (def 1).
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Iran.
-
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- encl.
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- 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.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- rhin-
-
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- 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.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- crim.
-
- reni-
-
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- lm-hr
-
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- chem.
-
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Haman
-
noun,
a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews of Persia. Esther 3–6.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- in-lb
-
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- char-
-
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- Hamal
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- cine-
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- haem-
-
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- abeam
-
adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- almah
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- Calah
-
noun,
Biblical name of Kalakh.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- mech.
-
- anal.
-
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Beach
-
noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Melia
-
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anim.
-
- Behan
-
noun,
Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- amin-
-
- bimah
-
noun,
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- 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.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Rahab
-
noun,
a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- belch
-
noun,
an instance of belching; eructation.
- belah
-
noun,
beefwood.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- BArch
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- Arnel
-
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Armen
-
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Arab.
-
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Balch
-
noun,
Emily Greene, 1867–1961, U.S. economist, sociologist, and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- arche
-
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- Arch.
-
- Mich.
-
- Bahia
-
noun,
a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- male-
-
- aemia
-
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- Brale
-
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Camb.
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Nebr.
-
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- 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.
- ambi-
-
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- Amer.
-
- BMarE
-
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- ameba
-
noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ile-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ible
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ice.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Neh.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NACA
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- 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.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Nah.
-
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- inae
-
- iana
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- ICBM
-
- 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.
- 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).
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- mRNA
-
- IRBM
-
- NCAA
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Lab.
-
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- ical
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- NIMH
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- RIBA
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- LRBM
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 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.
- 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.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- lin.
-
- Mar.
-
- 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).
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mal-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- 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)
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- IAEA
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mil.
-
- NLRB
-
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- lea.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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).
- MILR
-
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- NIRA
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- men-
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- NRAB
-
- Mic.
-
- 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.
- Lib.
-
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- 1080
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Amal
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- CBEL
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Chal
-
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- cml.
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alb.
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- clar
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- cir.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- chmn
-
- ALBM
-
- chm.
-
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- 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.
- BChE
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arm.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- bal.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- ance
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- blah
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bin-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Bhil
-
noun,
a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Chr.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Haba
-
noun,
Alois [ah-lois] /ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, Czech composer.
- Hab.
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acr-
-
- acea
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enl.
-
- enc.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Hebr
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- hem-
-
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Heb.
-
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- abr.
-
- emia
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Aire
-
- Ala.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- AIME
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- 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.
- aer-
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Ahab
-
noun,
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- nr.
-
- rhb
-
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- NMR
-
- AEC
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- NMI
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- MLR
-
- MNA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- MNE
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Ar.
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BEM
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- be-
-
- Am.
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- ab-
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- BCL
-
- BCE
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- AAE
-
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- al.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- NRC
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- 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.
- RMA
-
- NRA
-
- an.
-
- MRI
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- NAA
-
- Amb
-
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- RBI
-
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- ALC
-
- RBC
-
- AHE
-
- NbE
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- NIA
-
- ne-
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- NHL
-
- NEA
-
- NHI
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NHA
-
- ALM
-
- ae.
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEC
-
- RCA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- AEA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ABM
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- abn
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- AIC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- RCN
-
- ANC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AHL
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIH
-
- REA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Re.
-
- bl.
-
- RNA
-
- Br.
-
- CLR
-
- INH
-
- EAA
-
- ine
-
- ea.
-
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CNM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- CMA
-
- in.
-
- LIM
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- CLI
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- cle
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- HBM
-
- lhb
-
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IRL
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- EMR
-
- en-
-
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- LCA
-
- hr.
-
- 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.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- 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).
- La.
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LCI
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- EbN
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- 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.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ir.
-
- ec-
-
- LCM
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- IRC
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MAA
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ib.
-
- bi-
-
- BHL
-
- BHA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- HRE
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- bec
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Ia.
-
- Bac
-
- MIE
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- 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.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- mi.
-
- MHR
-
- MHE
-
- MHA
-
- ial
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- BIE
-
- 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.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- cr.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAI
-
- BHC
-
- CBE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- CEA
-
- ChB
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- IBN
-
- ch.
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- BRM
-
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bn.
-
- BMR
-
- BMI
-
- BME
-
- ca.
-
- BLA
-
- ble
-
- BLM
-
- HB
-
- LH
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- HL
-
- L.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- i.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- LC
-
- NM
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NC
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MB
-
- NH
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- CB
-
- NI
-
- NB
-
- LR
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- BH
-
- MN
-
- MH
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- M.
-
- ln
-
- L1
-
- RI
-
- L2
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- Eb
-
- RN
-
- RH
-
- LM
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- BM
-
- NL
-
- ic
-