Anagrams of compliancies
Word compliancies has
1547 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of compliancies.
- compliances
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noun,
the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- compliance
-
noun,
the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- calcimines
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noun,
a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.
- manciples
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noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- poimenics
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noun,
pastoral theology.
- complains
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verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- cocainism
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noun,
an abnormal condition due to excessive or habitual use of cocaine.
- Cisalpine
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adjective,
on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.
- policeman
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noun,
a member of a police force or body.
- calcimine
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noun,
a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.
- picolines
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noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- companies
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noun,
a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- complines
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noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- campesino
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noun,
(in Latin America) a peasant or farmer.
- alimonies
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noun,
Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
- compline
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noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- complies
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verb (used without object),
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with):
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- camisole
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noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- semolina
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- Milesian
-
noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- colicins
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noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- complice
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noun,
an accomplice or associate.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- psilocin
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noun,
a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- panicles
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- calicoes
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- complain
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verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- calcines
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- compiles
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- lampions
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- neoplasm
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noun,
a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- campions
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- penicils
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- impanels
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- cipolins
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- misplace
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verb (used with object),
to put in a wrong place.
- laconism
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noun,
laconic brevity.
- limacons
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- isocline
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noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- polemics
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noun,
the art or practice of disputation or controversy:
- Alpinism
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noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- conceals
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- Pasolini
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noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- manciple
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noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- maniples
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- moccasin
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noun,
a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- picoline
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noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- pleonasm
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noun,
the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- policies
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noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- Laconic
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adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- compels
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verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- panicle
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- Simplon
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noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- compile
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- Cecilia
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 230? Roman martyr: patron saint of music.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- limacon
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Seconal
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- lipomas
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- cipolin
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- lipemia
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noun,
excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- cimelia
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- cilices
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noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- capelin
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- Canopic
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adjective,
pertaining to Canopus.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- comices
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- comical
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adjective,
producing laughter; amusing; funny:
- lampion
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- calices
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noun,
plural of calix.
- calicos
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- colicin
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noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- coeliac
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adjective,
celiac.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- cocaine
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Campion
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- pomaces
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noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- enclasp
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- encamps
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verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- penicil
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- inclips
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- spleno-
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- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- icicles
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noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- impales
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- icecaps
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- implies
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- spancel
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- Mineola
-
noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- espanol
-
noun,
the Spanish language.
- pencils
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noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- polemic
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noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- melano-
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- plasmin
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noun,
fibrinolysin.
- ipecacs
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- plasmo-
-
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Ampelos
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noun,
a satyr who was placed among the stars by Dionysus.
- 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.
- plasm-
-
- 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).
- clino-
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- clinic
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noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- clomps
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verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- police
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noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- 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.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- clonic
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adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- sample
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noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- picnic
-
noun,
an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- C-in-C
-
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- iconic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- icicle
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noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cleans
-
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- icecap
-
noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- clamps
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- pomace
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- 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.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- pleio-
-
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Empson
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noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- compel
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- plani-
-
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- plano-
-
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- pisci-
-
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- paleo-
-
- paleon
-
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- ipecac
-
noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- cilice
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anoles
-
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.
- aniso-
-
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- anemo-
-
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- meccas
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- calci-
-
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- amnios
-
- amino-
-
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- somni-
-
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- accel.
-
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- splen-
-
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- melan-
-
- 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.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- occas.
-
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Campos
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- cameos
-
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.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- insol
-
- omni-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- insep
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- meso-
-
- meson
-
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.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- insp.
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Melia
-
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- OIcel
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- meno-
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- misc.
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- lipo-
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mini-
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- moles
-
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.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- 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.
- 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.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- miso-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- incl.
-
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- pale-
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- 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.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- male-
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 30-30
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Macc.
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- NSPCC
-
- lenos
-
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.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- naso-
-
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- masc.
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Mason
-
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.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- ilio-
-
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- caps.
-
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- canc.
-
- semi-
-
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- calc-
-
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- caco-
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clase
-
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- 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.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spec.
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- aeons
-
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.
- span-
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- anim.
-
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Apoc.
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sino-
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- pleo-
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- plio-
-
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- eccl.
-
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Cons.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- conc.
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- comp.
-
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- pico-
-
- icons
-
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- plan-
-
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- encl.
-
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coel-
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- MSIE
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- msec
-
- Sol.
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- Saml
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- psia
-
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- MSPE
-
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- opia
-
- SPCA
-
- SPCC
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- mol.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- moas
-
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.
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- soln
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- sone
-
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.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Soni
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Mon.
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Sam.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- sci.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Sem.
-
- scil
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- ole-
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pos.
-
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAPC
-
- nose
-
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.
- nom.
-
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- sec.
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Pan.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- sepn
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pen.
-
- Pal.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- psec
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- SLIC
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Pol.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- pnea
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- neo-
-
- 1080
-
- ins.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- lin.
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- ical
-
- cap.
-
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- epi-
-
- apo-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- 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.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- ASME
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- eso-
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cac-
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- 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.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Imp.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- cis-
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- iso-
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Cmon
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clep
-
- cml.
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- inae
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Inc.
-
- IMCO
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Cels
-
- ICAO
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CCls
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- 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).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- MEPA
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- men-
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- AISI
-
- 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.
- emia
-
- meas
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Alco
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MCPO
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- mes-
-
- ELAS
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MNAS
-
- eco-
-
- acc.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- MIPS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- 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.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- ACLS
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- 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.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Ens.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- ance
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ano-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ANSI
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- coml
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- enc.
-
- Man.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- mal-
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- MALS
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- Emp.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Sp.
-
- CSO
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ea.
-
- So.
-
- EAM
-
- CSC
-
- CNM
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- CPS
-
- CNO
-
- CPO
-
- CPL
-
- SAE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- CNC
-
- CSA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CPI
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- CNS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CPM
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CPA
-
- MNS
-
- 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.
- CMC
-
- ANC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SMA
-
- SLP
-
- AMS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SLE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SLA
-
- APC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ALM
-
- ALC
-
- APS
-
- ACS
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACP
-
- ae.
-
- 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.
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Apl
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CMA
-
- CIA
-
- SCP
-
- CCP
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- SCM
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- sc.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- cle
-
- CLI
-
- Clo
-
- se-
-
- CCA
-
- ase
-
- Co.
-
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ca.
-
- cc.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cp.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- 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).
- CAI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ean
-
- ICC
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- NOP
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- OAP
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LOC
-
- lpm
-
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSM
-
- Mc-
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- NMI
-
- Me.
-
- OCC
-
- OCS
-
- Mo.
-
- ec-
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPM
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Les
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OEM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- Ola
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MSI
-
- MEP
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- mi.
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- NCO
-
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MOI
-
- MLS
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MSN
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NEC
-
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Mao
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NCC
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MCI
-
- MCP
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ose
-
- ONI
-
- OSP
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ics
-
- io-
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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.
- il-
-
- Esc
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- 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.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- PLO
-
- EIS
-
- pli
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- PLC
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EPS
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- PIO
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
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- LSI
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- LCI
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- pm.
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- Ps.
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- PCI
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- PAC
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- La.
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- LCM
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- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- LCA
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- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
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- LAO
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noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAC
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- PCS
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- PCM
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- ISA
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- IPM
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- Isl
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- Pa.
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- IPO
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- IPS
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- ise
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- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- pc.
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- N.
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AI
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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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- MN
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- le
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- AO
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- NC
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- EI
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- IP
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- ol
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- SA
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- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NM
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- NL
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- O.
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- MP
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- SN
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- OA
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- SM
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- SL
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- S.
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- NI
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- L.
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- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ic
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- i.
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- CE
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L1
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- ln
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- LM
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- L2
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- NP
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- CM
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