Anagrams of chastisements
Word chastisements has
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- chastisement
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noun,
severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.
- steam-chest
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noun,
the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.
- mechanists
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noun,
a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- metathesis
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noun,
the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf-ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ (Show IPA) for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ (Show IPA) for ask.
- metaethics
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noun,
the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.
- antitheses
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noun,
opposition; contrast:
- anesthetic
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noun,
a substance that produces anesthesia, as halothane, procaine, or ether.
- estaminets
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noun,
a bistro or small café.
- misteaches
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- Aeschines
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noun,
389–314 b.c, Athenian orator: rival of Demosthenes.
- mechanist
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noun,
a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- statesmen
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noun,
a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
- Caithness
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noun,
a historic county in NE Scotland.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- hemateins
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noun,
a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- mainsheet
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noun,
a sheet of a mainsail.
- aesthetic
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noun,
the philosophical theory or set of principles governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place:
- teach-ins
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- semantics
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noun,
Linguistics.
the study of meaning.
the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- amnesties
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noun,
a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- manchette
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noun,
armpad.
- hesitates
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verb (used without object),
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination:
- cassettes
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noun,
Also called cassette tape. a compact case containing a length of magnetic tape that runs between two small reels: used for recording or playback of audio or video in a tape recorder, cassette deck, video camera, or VCR, and for storage of data by some small computer systems.
See also audiocassette, videocassette.
- chastises
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- hematites
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noun,
a very common mineral, iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 , occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in red earthy masses: the principal ore of iron.
- misstates
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verb (used with object),
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- testacies
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noun,
the state of being testate.
- anisettes
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- estaminet
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noun,
a bistro or small café.
- ecstasies
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noun,
rapturous delight.
- esthetics
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noun,
aesthetics.
- emittance
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noun,
the total flux emitted per unit area.
- estimates
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noun,
an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
- Achimenes
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noun,
any of several tropical American herbs of the genus Achimenes, cultivated for their showy, tubular flowers.
- asthenics
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- esthesias
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noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- Machetes
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noun,
a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
- cassette
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noun,
Also called cassette tape. a compact case containing a length of magnetic tape that runs between two small reels: used for recording or playback of audio or video in a tape recorder, cassette deck, video camera, or VCR, and for storage of data by some small computer systems.
See also audiocassette, videocassette.
- catmints
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noun,
catnip.
- Messines
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noun,
a village in W Belgium, near Ypres: battles 1914, 1917.
- cassites
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noun,
Kassite.
- messiahs
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noun,
the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- methanes
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, CH 4 , the main constituent of marsh gas and the firedamp of coal mines, obtained commercially from natural gas: the first member of the methane, or alkane, series of hydrocarbons.
- sheitans
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- centimes
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- Messenia
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noun,
a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean culture.
- manchets
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noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- Messiaen
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noun,
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles [aw-lee-vyey œ-zhen praw-sper sharl] /ɔ liˈvyeɪ œˈʒɛn prɔˈspɛr ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1908–92, French composer and organist.
- Casement
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noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- asthenic
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- shanties
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- Massenet
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noun,
Jules Émile Frédéric [zhyl ey-meel frey-dey-reek] /ʒül eɪˈmil freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1842–1912, French composer.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- sestinas
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- tetanies
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- inmeshes
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verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- mensches
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noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- atheisms
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- instates
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- chessmen
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noun,
any piece used in the game of chess.
- smectite
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noun,
montmorillonite.
- stitches
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noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- statisms
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noun,
the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- echinate
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adjective,
bristly; prickly.
- tachisms
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- etchants
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noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- Steichen
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noun,
Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- etatisms
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noun,
state socialism.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- estimate
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noun,
an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
- statices
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- esthesis
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noun,
sensation; feeling.
- esthesia
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noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- stenches
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noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- enchases
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- escheats
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- enthetic
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adjective,
introduced from without, as diseases propagated by inoculation.
- Sthenias
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- easiness
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noun,
the quality or condition of being easy.
- stanches
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noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- chanties
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noun,
chantey.
- teatimes
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- snatches
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noun,
the act or an instance of snatching.
- chastens
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- snitches
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- chemises
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noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- chessman
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noun,
any piece used in the game of chess.
- hessites
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noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- hessians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- hematein
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noun,
a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- hesitate
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verb (used without object),
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination:
- hesitant
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adjective,
hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hemisect
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verb (used with object),
to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hematite
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noun,
a very common mineral, iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 , occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in red earthy masses: the principal ore of iron.
- hematins
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- hematics
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- Theatine
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noun,
a member of a congregation of regular clerics, founded in Italy in 1524 to combat Protestantism and promote higher morality among Roman Catholics.
- Eisenach
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noun,
a city in central Germany.
- miseases
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noun,
Archaic. discomfort; distress; suffering.
- miscasts
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verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- Achinese
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noun,
Atjehnese.
- misteach
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- antheses
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- satinets
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- sameness
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noun,
the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- anisette
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- thematic
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adjective,
of or relating to a theme.
- misstate
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verb (used with object),
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- anthesis
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- schmatte
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noun,
an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- samisens
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- siestas
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- inseams
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- statics
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noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- Stassen
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noun,
Harold Edward, 1907–2001, U.S. politician and university president.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Hamites
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- centime
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- sthenic
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adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- ethanes
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- Ethanim
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noun,
a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. I Kings 8:2.
- hematin
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- catmint
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noun,
catnip.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- cattish
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adjective,
catlike; feline.
- statism
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noun,
the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- ethnics
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Shemite
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noun,
a Semite.
- cements
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noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Siemens
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noun,
Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S.
- Siamese
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noun,
a native of Siam.
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- stashes
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noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- chemist
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noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- chesses
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noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- hessite
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noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- teatime
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- Hessian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- hetmans
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noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- teaches
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noun,
Informal. teacher.
- stamin-
-
- hematic
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- Chinese
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noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- Nemesis
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noun,
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.:
- scathes
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- chemise
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noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- stactes
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Schmitt
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noun,
Bernadotte Everly [bur-nuh-dot ev-er-lee] /ˈbɜr nəˌdɒt ˈɛv ər li/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. historian.
- tanists
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- smashes
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noun,
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- senecas
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- hastens
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- smitten
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verb,
a past participle of smite.
- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- Hsiamen
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noun,
Xiamen.
- snashes
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noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- tassets
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noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- chassis
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noun,
Automotive. the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported.
- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- schists
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noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- schisms
-
noun,
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- tenches
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noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- machete
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noun,
a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- miscast
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verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- thecate
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adjective,
having or being contained in a theca.
- messans
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noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- sestets
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noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- sanseis
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- assents
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- sachems
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- misease
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noun,
Archaic. discomfort; distress; suffering.
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- menaces
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Meissen
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noun,
a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.
- santims
-
noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- enchase
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- Minette
-
noun,
a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- methane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, CH 4 , the main constituent of marsh gas and the firedamp of coal mines, obtained commercially from natural gas: the first member of the methane, or alkane, series of hydrocarbons.
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ascesis
-
noun,
askesis.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- metisse
-
noun,
a woman of mixed ancestry.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- Messiah
-
noun,
the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- metates
-
noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- escheat
-
noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- semites
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noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- sesames
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noun,
a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- mechan-
-
- atheism
-
noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- Sachsen
-
noun,
German name of Saxony.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- etchant
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- sachets
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- etamine
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- Massine
-
noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- camises
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- emetics
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- mastics
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- theisms
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- shantis
-
noun,
peace.
- semaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- matches
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- theines
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- achenes
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- manchet
-
noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- tachism
-
noun,
action painting (def 1).
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Matisse
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- Hemans
-
noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- hemat-
-
- nesses
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- escent
-
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- stasis
-
noun,
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
- sashes
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- sasins
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- hemins
-
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.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- masses
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Shansi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- mashie
-
noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- mashes
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- seisms
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sheens
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- seises
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- shames
-
noun,
shammes.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- messes
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- senses
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Mettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- sesame
-
noun,
a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- metate
-
noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- sestet
-
noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- meshes
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- semens
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Minthe
-
noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- menses
-
noun,
the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- misses
-
noun,
a failure to hit something.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Sheets
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- nemat-
-
- scheme
-
noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- hisses
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- snaths
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- sneesh
-
noun,
snuff1 (def 9).
- schist
-
noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- schism
-
noun,
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Hetman
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- scatts
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Smiths
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Shensi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- shines
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- CASSIS
-
noun,
crème de cassis.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- chains
-
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.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cesses
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- centi-
-
- testes
-
noun,
plural of testis.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- actin-
-
- Thess.
-
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- theses
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- assist
-
noun,
Sports.
Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
the official credit scored for such plays.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- stints
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- tasses
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- enmesh
-
verb (used with object),
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- emesis
-
noun,
vomitus.
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- theat
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Mich.
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- misc.
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- semi-
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- semih
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- ante-
-
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- anth-
-
- meth-
-
- anti-
-
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- seti-
-
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- mech.
-
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- meta-
-
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- 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.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Neth.
-
- scat-
-
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- sanit
-
- Sans.
-
- 30-30
-
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- acet-
-
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- MSEnt
-
- seems
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- MSChE
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- Matt.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- anim.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- sect.
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Esth.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- 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.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- chias
-
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.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Isth.
-
- 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.
- teeth
-
noun,
plural of tooth.
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- cent.
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- hemia
-
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- smash
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- tech.
-
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hist.
-
- IATSE
-
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- ChemE
-
- chem.
-
- 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.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- shims
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cant.
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- masc.
-
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- hema-
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- cine-
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- math.
-
- hect-
-
- 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.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- mast-
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Cath.
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- mach.
-
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- hemi-
-
- stat.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- haem-
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SASE
-
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Sat.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tit.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- thi-
-
- Tasm
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- ten.
-
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Ste.
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sech
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- sec.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sci.
-
- SMSA
-
- sch.
-
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- tanh
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Sem.
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 1080
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- etc.
-
- ESIS
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- ence
-
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ette
-
- Ens.
-
- enc.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cts.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- ect-
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- cis-
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- ISSN
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- ICSH
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hem-
-
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Ice.
-
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- HMAS
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- chs.
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- amt.
-
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- asis
-
- ASME
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- atm.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- ACTH
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aet.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- 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
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- att.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- chmn
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cen.
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- 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.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chm.
-
- cene
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ates
-
- Can.
-
- atic
-
- attn
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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).
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- met.
-
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- mis-
-
- NTIA
-
- meas
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- MSAE
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MSCE
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- NCTE
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- 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.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- NIMH
-
- Nah.
-
- mes-
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ment
-
- men-
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MNAS
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- 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.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MSHA
-
- neem
-
- 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.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- MSIE
-
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- min.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Man.
-
- Mic.
-
- Neh.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MSSc
-
- MSEE
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- msec
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- MSTS
-
- MSHE
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- SCS
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CMA
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- MSI
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- MTI
-
- CEA
-
- mtn
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- MTS
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- se-
-
- CAI
-
- SCM
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ct.
-
- AIC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ThM
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- AHE
-
- SAE
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ac-
-
- TSS
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- TNT
-
- Am.
-
- an.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NHI
-
- ast
-
- NHA
-
- CNS
-
- th-
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ASN
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- NES
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- cs.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- NHS
-
- NMI
-
- 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.
- AMS
-
- ANC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NIH
-
- ASM
-
- sc.
-
- ase
-
- THC
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ASI
-
- NIA
-
- CNM
-
- ea.
-
- CSA
-
- SSA
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- ics
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- SMS
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- mi.
-
- MHE
-
- MHA
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CST
-
- Sta
-
- SSE
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSS
-
- SSN
-
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- SMA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- sht
-
- ist
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- 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.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- IHS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SHA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ish
-
- ine
-
- INH
-
- MCI
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- HCM
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- STM
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MSA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- EIS
-
- EEC
-
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- MSE
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- MSH
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- MNA
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EMT
-
- ese
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- 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.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HSM
-
- HMS
-
- en-
-
- ETS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- MIT
-
- MIE
-
- Esc
-
- STI
-
- ene
-
- TTS
-
- ESA
-
- SM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- TM
-
- ee
-
- TC
-
- CE
-
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TT
-
- NH
-
- MH
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- SA
-
- NC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- T1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- NI
-
- t.
-
- MN
-
- CM
-
- NM
-
- S.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.