Anagrams of complines
Word complines has
642 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of complines.
- polemics
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noun,
the art or practice of disputation or controversy:
- 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):
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- 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.
- compiles
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- polemic
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noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- 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.
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- compile
-
verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- compels
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verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- spleno-
-
- 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.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- 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.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Empson
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noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- spline
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noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- 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.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- compel
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verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- simple
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noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Lemnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Miseno
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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.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- molies
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noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- oleins
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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.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- pleio-
-
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- pencil
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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.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- impose
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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:
- impone
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- impels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- celoms
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noun,
coelom.
- solemn
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adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- somni-
-
- splen-
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- 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.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- clomps
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verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- spinel
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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.
- 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.
- clino-
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- mopes
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noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- incl.
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- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- pico-
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- insep
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- insol
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- cine-
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- insp.
-
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- impel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- pilon
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noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Milos
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noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- pleo-
-
- clime
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noun,
climate.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- pions
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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.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- spine
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pilos
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noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Icel.
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- Pinel
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noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- icons
-
- ileo-
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- Cleon
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noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Cimon
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noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Lopes
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noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- spiel
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- olein
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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.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- OIcel
-
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- celom
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noun,
coelom.
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limos
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noun,
a limousine.
- limps
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noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- lipo-
-
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- sonic
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adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Epsom
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- spec.
-
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- nemos
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noun,
remote (def 10).
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- lenos
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noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Nepos
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noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- omni-
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- 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.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Cons.
-
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- copen
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- 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.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- semi-
-
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- 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.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- 30-30
-
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- misc.
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- 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.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Sino-
-
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- coel-
-
- comp.
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- meso-
-
- ecol.
-
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- 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.
- encl.
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- miso-
-
- 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.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- 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.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- 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.”.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- plio-
-
- Melos
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noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- melon
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noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- econ.
-
- meno-
-
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- MSCP
-
- mol.
-
- min.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- mis-
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MSPE
-
- 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.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- MSIE
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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.
- msec
-
- NICE
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noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- neo-
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- 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.
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MIPS
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- MSCE
-
- Mon.
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- nom.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- 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.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Pol.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pos.
-
- psec
-
- PINE
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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.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sec.
-
- Sem.
-
- sepn
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nos-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Sol.
-
- Pen.
-
- Soni
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- soln
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- 1080
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ins.
-
- Inc.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- IMCO
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- Ice.
-
- 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).
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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 = .
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ens.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- cml.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clep
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Col.
-
- enl.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- enc.
-
- Emp.
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- 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.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- eco-
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- 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.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- coml
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Com.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- men-
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mes-
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- MCPO
-
- Mic.
-
- 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.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- 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.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mil.
-
- EIS
-
- ec-
-
- MSL
-
- CPM
-
- se-
-
- ECM
-
- SCP
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- CPO
-
- CPS
-
- SCM
-
- eo-
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- CSO
-
- sc.
-
- EOM
-
- NOC
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PLO
-
- MSE
-
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- LSC
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- LSI
-
- MPE
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- LSM
-
- Mc-
-
- en-
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CPL
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Clo
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- MEP
-
- CLI
-
- mi.
-
- MIP
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- cle
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- CIP
-
- CIM
-
- SLP
-
- CIE
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- MIE
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- CPI
-
- MOI
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- MSC
-
- 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).
- Esc
-
- 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.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- MCI
-
- MCP
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ml.
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MNS
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- MNE
-
- SLE
-
- MLS
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- pli
-
- EPS
-
- ESL
-
- LCI
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- 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.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- LCM
-
- OPM
-
- LON
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- MSI
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Ps.
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- Om.
-
- NES
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- op.
-
- NMI
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- LOC
-
- NOP
-
- 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.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- OCS
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- 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.
- LIM
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Les
-
- lep
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- PCS
-
- IPO
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- ne-
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- 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:
- PIO
-
- NEC
-
- in.
-
- ics
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Isl
-
- io-
-
- NCO
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- lpm
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- ILO
-
- 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 = .
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- il-
-
- IPS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MSN
-
- 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.
- LPN
-
- pl.
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- IPM
-
- PLC
-
- CE
-
- N.
-
- LM
-
- CM
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ic
-
- NL
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ln
-
- O.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NM
-
- NP
-
- M.
-
- LC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SM
-
- SL
-
- L.
-
- S.
-
- NC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- MN
-
- le
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- MP
-
- NI
-
- SN
-
- ol
-
- P.
-
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.