Anagrams of culminate
Word culminate has
639 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of culminate.
- climate
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noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- Calumet
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noun,
a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- 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.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- macule
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noun,
mackle.
- unlace
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- centi-
-
- telium
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- amulet
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- centum
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noun,
one hundred.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- acetum
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noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- multi-
-
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- nemat-
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- camlet
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Caelum
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noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- nuclei
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noun,
plural of nucleus.
- auntie
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noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Manuel
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noun,
a male given name.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- 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.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- munite
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verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Ultima
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Tuinal
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- acumen
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- Actium
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noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- actin-
-
- Umtali
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noun,
former name of Mutare.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- Latium
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noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- Lieut.
-
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- Multan
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noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- almuce
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noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- Lucite
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- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- metal.
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- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- alumin
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- melan-
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- lucent
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adjective,
shining.
- muleta
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- Melia
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- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Melun
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- Cumae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- meta-
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- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- menta
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noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- culet
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cumin
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- metic
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noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- menat
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noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- utile
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adjective,
useful.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Lamut
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noun,
Even.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Ital.
-
- Lumen
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucan
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noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lact-
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- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- incl.
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- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- licet
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- leuc-
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- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lect.
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- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- Ecua.
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- meant
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- elint
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elman
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noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Manue
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noun,
Manoah.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- encl.
-
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Manet
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- male-
-
- Clint
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Icel.
-
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileum
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noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- ament
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noun,
catkin.
- AMICE
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- temin
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noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- anim.
-
- alum.
-
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- ante-
-
- clime
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noun,
climate.
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Tamil
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- aulic
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adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- nuci-
-
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- alti-
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- uncia
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noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- 30-30
-
- Utica
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- until
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conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- untie
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verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unite
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- UNCLE
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noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- acet-
-
- Unami
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- ulent
-
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Aleut
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noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- neut.
-
- anti-
-
- natl.
-
- Cant.
-
- claim
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mulct
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noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- naut.
-
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- munic
-
- cine-
-
- cent.
-
- cetin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Camel
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noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Ceuta
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noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- lit.
-
- MICE
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noun,
plural of mouse.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Neal
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noun,
a male given name.
- mule
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noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- Mic.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- mult
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- uni-
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- min.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- muc-
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mile
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noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- mil.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- lin.
-
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- mun.
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- NTIA
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- NCTE
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- met.
-
- ten.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- ment
-
- mal-
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- 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.
- men-
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ANTU
-
- ant.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ance
-
- ect-
-
- amt.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- emia
-
- Can.
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- alt.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- atm.
-
- cule
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- cit.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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:
- aut-
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- cml.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ical
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- intl
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- aet.
-
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLU
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- AIME
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- int.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- Inc.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- NMI
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- cl.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ct.
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ca.
-
- NMU
-
- ALM
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- NUL
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- NUM
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tue
-
- TIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- UTC
-
- TLC
-
- uti
-
- ne-
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- NEA
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- NEC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- 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:
- al.
-
- an.
-
- AUC
-
- Tu.
-
- Une
-
- CAI
-
- NIA
-
- ALU
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AIC
-
- 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.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- UIT
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ANC
-
- AMU
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TCA
-
- AME
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ATC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- unc
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- TAL
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- UMT
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AMC
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ae.
-
- at.
-
- ult
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AEC
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- CIA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- eu-
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- in.
-
- 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.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MCI
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ean
-
- 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).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCT
-
- LCM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- LIM
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LMT
-
- 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.
- LTA
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ium
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ine
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- EAM
-
- MNE
-
- CLU
-
- CLI
-
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- cle
-
- ea.
-
- MNA
-
- Mt.
-
- CNM
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- CEA
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CMA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CTA
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- mi.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cte
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- L1
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- L2
-
- LM
-
- ln
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
-
- EI
-
- N.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NI
-
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TL
-
- ic
-
- TM
-
- i.
-
- TN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CU
-
- CE
-
- LC
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MN
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- UI
-
- NM
-
- UL
-
- NL
-
- CM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- M.
-