Anagrams of concealments
Word concealments has
1197 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of concealments.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- Constance
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noun,
Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
- nonmetals
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noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- selectman
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noun,
(in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
- calescent
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adjective,
growing warm; increasing in heat.
- canescent
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adjective,
covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- ensconce
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verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- alencons
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- contemns
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- connects
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- concents
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- conceals
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- clansmen
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noun,
a member of a clan.
- Telemann
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noun,
Georg Philipp [gey-awrk fee-lip,, fil-ip] /geɪˌɔrk ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA), 1681–1767, German composer.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Stoneman
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- anemones
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- stonemen
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- neonates
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- Manolete
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noun,
(Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- coalesce
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verb (used with object),
to cause to unite in one body or mass.
- Clements
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noun,
a male given name.
- montanes
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- steelman
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noun,
a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- talesmen
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noun,
a person summoned as one of the tales.
- acescent
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adjective,
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
- cenacles
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- Casement
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noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- acetones
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- nonmetal
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noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- lensman
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noun,
a photographer.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- oleates
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- Laennec
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noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- camlets
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- anemone
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- comates
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- omelets
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noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- accents
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- cements
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noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- Camelot
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noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- cleomes
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noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- nemato-
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- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Maltese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Malta.
- maltose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- lensmen
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noun,
a photographer.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- mannose
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- Sno-Cat
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- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- tonemes
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Clement
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noun,
a male given name.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Clemens
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noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- cenacle
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- menaces
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- enamels
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- contemn
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- seleno-
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- Tlemcen
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noun,
a city in NW Algeria.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- loments
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- concent
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- melano-
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- montane
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- connect
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Alcmene
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noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Seconal
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- neatens
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- meltons
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noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- somat-
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- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- occas.
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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.
- Cleome
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noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- stacc.
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- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- cement
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noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- sonant
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noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- celto-
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- cleans
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- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- celoms
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noun,
coelom.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- sonnet
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noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cenote
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Lemnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- sennet
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noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- cteno-
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- selen-
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- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- 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).
- emotes
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verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- scato-
-
- Elmont
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noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- sconce
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- ecoles
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noun,
school1 .
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- seamen
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- enamel
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Eccles
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noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- escent
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- 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.
- closet
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- coacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- socman
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noun,
sokeman.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- solemn
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adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- omelet
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noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- comtes
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noun,
count2 .
- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- COMSAT
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noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- lacto-
-
- comals
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noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- colent
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- Lenten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- elect.
-
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- meccas
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noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- amoles
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noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- teleo-
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- mecate
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- measle
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noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- aneles
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anemo-
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- anenst
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preposition,
anent (def 2).
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- masto-
-
- anoles
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Mascot
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noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Nantes
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- Antons
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noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Mannes
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noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- macons
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- neaten
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- melan-
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- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- molest
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verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- tonnes
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noun,
metric ton.
- molten
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- accel.
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- accent
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- accost
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noun,
a greeting.
- aceto-
-
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Monnet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- metal.
-
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Menton
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- nemat-
-
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- 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.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- steno-
-
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- nona-
-
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Macc.
-
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- meso-
-
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- ento-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- meno-
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- scat-
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- 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.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Mont.
-
- Metol
-
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- 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.
- encl.
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- meta-
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- naso-
-
- 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.
- masc.
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- nano-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- male-
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- mast-
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- lect.
-
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oste-
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- noct-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- MSEnt
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- lact-
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- elem.
-
- calc-
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- 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.
- stome
-
- canc.
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- 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.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- caco-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- atmo-
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cant.
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- clase
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- 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.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- actos
-
- teno-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- 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.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- acet-
-
- acct.
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- 30-30
-
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Tenn.
-
- 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.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anon.
-
- 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.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- annot
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- tele-
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- telo-
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- eccl.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- ecol.
-
- Conn.
-
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- conc.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- coele
-
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- sect.
-
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- coel-
-
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- econ.
-
- 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.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Const
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Cons.
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Scot.
-
- cont.
-
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- MSAE
-
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Saml
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Sam.
-
- MSEE
-
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- tel-
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- tonn
-
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sat.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sec.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- ten.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- OEEC
-
- ole-
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- 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.
- 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.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- soln
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- not-
-
- Oct.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Ste.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Sol.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tasm
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- NCTE
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- neem
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Con.
-
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- EEOC
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- cts.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- 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.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Col.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coml
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- mol.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- 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.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- 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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Ens.
-
- etc.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cml.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- amt.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- AMLS
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ASME
-
- 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.
- acc.
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- aet.
-
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- asc-
-
- ASTM
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Ceto
-
- 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:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CCls
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- atm.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- cac-
-
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cat.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- Man.
-
- 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.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- ment
-
- men-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- meas
-
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 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.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mal-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- MNAS
-
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- cl.
-
- 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.
- ct.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- TAL
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- cc.
-
- NCO
-
- ca.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- CNC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- CMC
-
- CMA
-
- NEC
-
- Clo
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- NEA
-
- cle
-
- ne-
-
- St.
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Sta
-
- NCC
-
- CEO
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Mao
-
- CCA
-
- STL
-
- STM
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TCS
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ml.
-
- ALM
-
- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TLC
-
- MNA
-
- tlo
-
- ALC
-
- TMO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- 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.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AMC
-
- MTS
-
- ASN
-
- MTO
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- mtn
-
- ATC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Mt.
-
- at.
-
- TCA
-
- CNN
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- MST
-
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- MSN
-
- AME
-
- ASM
-
- ase
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- MSE
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- MSA
-
- ANC
-
- AMS
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- CNM
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CNO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- So.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Les
-
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- EOE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LMT
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- sc.
-
- LOC
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- LON
-
- ot-
-
- ose
-
- SCM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- LCT
-
- LCM
-
- LCA
-
- OCS
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NSC
-
- OEM
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ETO
-
- Ola
-
- NSA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ons
-
- ETS
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- EMT
-
- TSE
-
- LSC
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- SLA
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- NES
-
- EOM
-
- SLE
-
- LSM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- SMA
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- CNS
-
- eo-
-
- CTC
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- se-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- NOC
-
- EEC
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NNE
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ea.
-
- EEO
-
- EAM
-
- OA
-
- AO
-
- N.
-
- le
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SN
-
- NC
-
- O.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- ol
-
- TC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- L.
-
- SM
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CM
-
- NM
-
- LC
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LM
-
- t.
-
- MN
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- TL
-
- T1
-
- ln
-
- TM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CE
-