Anagrams of commensal
Word commensal has
506 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of commensal.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- melano-
-
- almsmen
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noun,
a person supported by or receiving alms.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- Seconal
-
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- cameos
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noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Salmon
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- Salome
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noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- melan-
-
- macons
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- celoms
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noun,
coelom.
- amoles
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noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- comals
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noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- anemo-
-
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Caslon
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noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- anoles
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- solemn
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adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- Lemnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- cleans
-
- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Moslem
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adjective, noun,
Muslim (defs 1, 2).
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- meson
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noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Cons.
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- meso-
-
- comma
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noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- comm.
-
- lenos
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noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- comes
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noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- momes
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noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- 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.
- clans
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noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
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- Cleon
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noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- clone
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- monas
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noun,
monad.
- coals
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noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- moans
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noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- coel-
-
- Mensa
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Colas
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Coles
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- molas
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noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- comal
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noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- COMAS
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noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- moles
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noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- meno-
-
- loans
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- maces
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- lames
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noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- 30-30
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- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- male-
-
- loams
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noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lemma
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noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- Lemon
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noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Leona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Macon
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Malmo
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noun,
a seaport in S Sweden, on the Sound opposite Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Menam
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noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- Elman
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noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Melos
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noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- melon
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noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- ecol.
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- econ.
-
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mason
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noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- malms
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noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- masc.
-
- encl.
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- manse
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manos
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noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Enola
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noun,
a female given name.
- enols
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- naso-
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- Close
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noun,
the act of closing.
- celom
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noun,
coelom.
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- onces
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ascon
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noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- Osman
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noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- A-one
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adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anole
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Salem
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noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- nemos
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noun,
remote (def 10).
- amole
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noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- ammos
-
- Ammon
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noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- Saone
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noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- amens
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- ocean
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noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- aeons
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noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Somme
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- solan
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noun,
a gannet.
- acmes
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noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acnes
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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.
- socle
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noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Soane
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noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sloan
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noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Scone
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Alcon
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noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Selma
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noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- almes
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noun,
almah.
- Almon
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noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- alone
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Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Olean
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noun,
a city in SW New York.
- salon
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noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- calms
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noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cameo
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noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- canes
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noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Camel
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noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- nomes
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noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nomas
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noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- canoe
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noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Canso
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noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- cames
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noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- MSEM
-
- Mace
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- SLAM
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noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- MSME
-
- Sem.
-
- maco
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noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Sean
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noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sec.
-
- macs
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noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mael
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noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maes
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mal-
-
- msec
-
- malm
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noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- seam
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noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- seal
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- MALS
-
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- M-16
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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-
-
- Sol.
-
- Nemo
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noun,
remote (def 10).
- some
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adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Soma
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noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Leos
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- loam
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noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- soln
-
- sole
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noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Neal
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noun,
a male given name.
- Sola
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noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- neo-
-
- sloe
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noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Naos
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noun,
a temple.
- loan
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Noel
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- loca
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noun,
a plural of locus.
- Loma
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noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- lone
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adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lose
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- M-14
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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.
- mane
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noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
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- MSAM
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- Mano
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noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- MNAS
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- mems
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noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- men-
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- mome
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noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- mes-
-
- mesa
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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.
- mols
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noun,
mole4 .
- Nome
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noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- once
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- omen
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noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- mem.
-
- Oman
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noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- moan
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noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- oles
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noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Mole
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noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- ocas
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- moas
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noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
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noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- nose
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noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- mels
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noun,
honey.
- MSCE
-
- meal
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noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- nos-
-
- noes
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SCAN
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noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
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noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- nom.
-
- MSAE
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Mons
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noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- meas
-
- Saml
-
- Mela
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 1080
-
- sone
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noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- come
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Ens.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- enc.
-
- Amen
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ASME
-
- enl.
-
- enol
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
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noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- AMLS
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- coml
-
- Com.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eso-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- asc-
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- ano-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Con.
-
- eco-
-
- Cmon
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cml.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- ELAS
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- lea.
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- cen.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- 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.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Col.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Alco
-
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Co.
-
- Ola
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- OCS
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- 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.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- OSA
-
- ANC
-
- Om.
-
- SMA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ALM
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SLA
-
- ALC
-
- SLE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SMM
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AEC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- se-
-
- SCM
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ose
-
- ca.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ons
-
- ase
-
- So.
-
- AMC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- NOC
-
- AMS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- sc.
-
- AME
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- MSM
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ESA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- en-
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ESL
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- Esc
-
- La.
-
- eo-
-
- Mc-
-
- Les
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LOC
-
- LCM
-
- LCA
-
- LON
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LSC
-
- LSM
-
- Me.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MM.
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- EOM
-
- ean
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CMA
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- CEA
-
- ne-
-
- MSA
-
- CEO
-
- cle
-
- Clo
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MSE
-
- MSN
-
- NCO
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MLS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- MNS
-
- CSO
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- NES
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MME
-
- CSA
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- AO
-
- M.
-
- SN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ln
-
- 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.
- LM
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L1
-
- NC
-
- CM
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- NM
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- MN
-
- CE
-
- ol
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L.
-
- LC
-
- S.
-
- L2
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- N.
-
- NL
-