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- Madrilene
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noun,
a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- diameter
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noun,
Geometry.
a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end.
a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
- mineral.
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- lamented
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- elaterid
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- remedial
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adjective,
affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- dementia
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- aldermen
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noun,
a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- diatreme
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noun,
a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- melanite
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- antlered
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adjective,
having antlers.
- detailer
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noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- Daimler
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noun,
Gottlieb (Wilhelm) [got-leeb-wil-helm;; German gawt-leep-vil-helm] /ˈgɒt libˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgɔt lipˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1834–1900, German automotive engineer, inventor, and manufacturer.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- mandrel
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noun,
a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- limeade
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noun,
a beverage consisting of lime juice, a sweetener, and plain or carbonated water.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- dimeter
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tendril
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noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- meander
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- medalet
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noun,
a small medal, usually no larger than 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.
- reedman
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noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- redline
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Edelman
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noun,
Gerald Maurice, 1929–2014, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1972.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- mediant
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- mediate
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- AmerInd
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- Emerald
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noun,
a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- related
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adjective,
associated; connected.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- Learned
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adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- demerit
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- Adeline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Meriden
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noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- Darlene
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noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- dementi
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Leander
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noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- treadle
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noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- Melinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- dermat-
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- mitered
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- trindle
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noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- 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.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- meletin
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noun,
quercetin.
- remind
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- dreamt
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noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dement
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verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- remand
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noun,
the act of remanding.
- demean
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noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- denier
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noun,
a person who denies.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- mailed
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- maiden
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- rident
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- dermal
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adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- dentil
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- mender
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noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- denti-
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- dental
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- matri-
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- Emelia
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noun,
a female given name.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Lander
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inter.
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- intra-
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- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- minder
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- milden
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- Lenard
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noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- metal.
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- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Merida
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noun,
suntan (def 2).
- leaden
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adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- leader
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noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- Leiden
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noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Mendel
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noun,
Gregor Johann [greg-er yoh-hahn;; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn;; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- 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.
- redial
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noun,
automatic redial.
- 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.
- medial
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noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- Median
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noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- Edirne
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noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- elated
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adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Medina
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- Medit.
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- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- medlar
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noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- endear
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- enter-
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- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Nereid
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- nemat-
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- melan-
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- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Melder
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noun,
the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.
- delate
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- marled
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noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- admire
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Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- tender
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- 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.
- daimen
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adjective,
rare; occasional.
- adren-
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- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- tiered
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Admete
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noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- tremie
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noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Damien
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noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- adient
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adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- 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.
- aedile
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noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- tinder
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Aldine
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noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- Arendt
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noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ardent
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adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Aeneid
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noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Aldrin
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- mantid
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noun,
mantis.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- aidmen
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noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Mandel
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noun,
a male given name.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- malted
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noun,
malted milk.
- Malden
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noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- dealer
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noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Tilden
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noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- dartle
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verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- 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.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Tindal
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noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- tandem
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noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Indra
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noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- tired
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- idler
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noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- nadir
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- trade
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noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- enate
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- amid-
-
- T-man
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noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Marne
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noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Alden
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noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Linda
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noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- alti-
-
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Amer.
-
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- nitr-
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- natl.
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- meta-
-
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- aden-
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Latin
-
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.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- 30-30
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- metr-
-
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- intr.
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Melia
-
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Ital.
-
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- amin-
-
- Arnel
-
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tera-
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- retd.
-
- term.
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- reni-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Armen
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- matin
-
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.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- male-
-
- dent.
-
- diam.
-
- tele-
-
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- dial.
-
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- matr-
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derm-
-
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- elem.
-
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- tiled
-
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.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- elint
-
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.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- andr-
-
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- anim.
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- ante-
-
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- anti-
-
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- edit.
-
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- 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.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- men-
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mdnt
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 1080
-
- ment
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trid
-
- tri-
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- 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.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- min.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- MILR
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- midn
-
- Mid.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- RADM
-
- rad.
-
- NTIA
-
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neem
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tRNA
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Danl
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dat.
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- idae
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Ind.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Del.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- IndE
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ant.
-
- Ire.
-
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inae
-
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arm.
-
- ile-
-
- art.
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- EDTA
-
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dlr.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- end-
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Dem.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dim.
-
- dia-
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- EMet
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- amt.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- AInd
-
- AIME
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- aet.
-
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Aire
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Ltd.
-
- 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.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- 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.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- 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.
- MALD
-
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- aer-
-
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- MAEd
-
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- med.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adm.
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- amdt
-
- lea.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lat.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lam.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- alt.
-
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ald.
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Aldm
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- al.
-
- Am.
-
- DRE
-
- DIL
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Ar.
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- an.
-
- Dr.
-
- DNR
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- TIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- DNA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- DMT
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TID
-
- ard
-
- AME
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- DMA
-
- ad-
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ALM
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAL
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- DAR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tlr
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tra
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- 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.
- tr.
-
- DEA
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- DET
-
- ae.
-
- at.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- de-
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- di.
-
- RLD
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- DAE
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ml.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MLR
-
- MLD
-
- MLA
-
- in.
-
- MRE
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- MIT
-
- Ir.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- IRL
-
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- ite
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- ITA
-
- La.
-
- Ia.
-
- Me.
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LMT
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Md.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- 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.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MDT
-
- 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.
- LIM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lt.
-
- mi.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ld.
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ial
-
- NAD
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NRA
-
- Rd.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- RMA
-
- ed.
-
- en-
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EMT
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- REA
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- EMR
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- eir
-
- EDT
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- nr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- DML
-
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ene
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- EAM
-
- ead
-
- RDA
-
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TN
-
- M.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DN
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- EI
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- DM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LM
-
- ee
-
- ln
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TM
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- NI
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- NL
-
- NM
-
- dl
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
-
- MN
-
- TL
-
- T1
-
- TD
-
- t.
-
- R.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- L.
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.