Anagrams of disarmaments
Word disarmaments has
1663 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of disarmaments.
- mainstream
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noun,
the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend:
- Amsterdam
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noun,
a city in and the official capital of the Netherlands.
Compare Hague, The.
- tradesman
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noun,
a person engaged in trade.
- Manassite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Manasseh.
- adamsites
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noun,
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent.
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- seastrand
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noun,
seashore.
- tamarinds
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- seatrains
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- marinates
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- Dramamine
-
- steradian
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noun,
a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
- marinades
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- Martinmas
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noun,
a church festival, November 11, in honor of St. Martin.
- smartens
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- marmites
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noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- misreads
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verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- mainmast
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noun,
the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
- disrates
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- airdates
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- misnames
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verb (used with object),
to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
- mermaids
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noun,
(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- Satanism
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noun,
the worship of Satan or the powers of evil.
- mismates
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verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- dataries
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noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- misdates
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noun,
a wrong date.
- Santarem
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noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- amerinds
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- amidases
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noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- St-Denis
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noun,
Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.
- amentias
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- sardines
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- Erasmian
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noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- mantissa
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noun,
Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm.
Compare characteristic (def 3a).
- minarets
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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.
- mandates
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noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- mansards
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noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- tamarind
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- minsters
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- man-made
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adjective,
produced, formed, or made by humans.
- armament
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noun,
the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- disaster
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noun,
a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- marinade
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- imamates
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noun,
the office of an imam.
- diastase
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- diastema
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noun,
Cell Biology. the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
- diastems
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noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- adamsite
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noun,
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent.
- diasters
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- Assidean
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noun,
a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- radiants
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- radiates
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- animated
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adjective,
full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous:
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- staminas
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- Diamante
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noun,
a sequin, rhinestone, or other glittery ornamentation on a garment.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- Damastes
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noun,
Procrustes.
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- destains
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- amnesias
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- stammers
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noun,
a stammering mode of utterance.
- madeiras
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- araneids
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- sea-maid
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noun,
a mermaid.
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- matrass
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noun,
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- anemias
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- Eastman
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noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- Martens
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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.
- Marmite
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noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- animate
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Massena
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noun,
a city in N New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Smetana
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noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- mantras
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- aramids
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noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- imamate
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noun,
the office of an imam.
- Madeira
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- tammies
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noun,
a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
- sideman
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- sidearm
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adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- sedarim
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noun,
a plural of Seder.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- tandems
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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.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- madness
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noun,
the state of being mad; insanity.
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- inseams
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- simmers
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noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- ramenta
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noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- danaite
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noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- mantids
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noun,
mantis.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Mansart
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noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- Mansard
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noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- mandate
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noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- dammars
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noun,
Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Maidens
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- maenads
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noun,
bacchante.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Armenia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- mediant
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- Andrias
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- missend
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, especially mail, to a wrong place or person.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- dismast
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- dermat-
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- disseat
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verb (used with object),
to unseat.
- dissent
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noun,
difference of sentiment or opinion.
- misters
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- dissert
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verb (used without object),
to discourse on a subject.
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- airdate
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- misname
-
verb (used with object),
to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- mismate
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verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- streams
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Ditmars
-
noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- minders
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- desmans
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noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- namaste
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noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- 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.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- tsimmes
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noun,
tzimmes.
- tsarism
-
noun,
czarism.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- ramstam
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noun,
a stubborn or thoughtless person.
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- radians
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Raamses
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noun,
a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Ex. 1:11.
- Adamite
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noun,
a descendant of Adam; human being.
- Trianda
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noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- strands
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- disarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- amritas
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- strides
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- mermaid
-
noun,
(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- ammines
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- stammer
-
noun,
a stammering mode of utterance.
- medinas
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- stamina
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- anadems
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- stamin-
-
- meatman
-
noun,
a dealer in meat; butcher.
- Sanders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- stadias
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- Andreas
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noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Samanid
-
noun,
a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- messman
-
noun,
an enlisted person who serves in the messroom.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- amidase
-
noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- midterm
-
noun,
the middle or halfway point of a term, as a school term or term of office.
- amidate
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into an amide.
- miasmas
-
noun,
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- stemma
-
noun,
ocellus (def 1).
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- steads
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- smarms
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stades
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- immane
-
adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- dismes
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- simmer
-
noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- stands
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- Sidras
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- distr.
-
- Sammie
-
noun,
a sandwich.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miters
-
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.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- sadism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others.
Compare masochism.
- sadist
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a person who has the condition of sadism, in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- midsts
-
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- miasma
-
noun,
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- rimmed
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- merman
-
noun,
(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Medit.
-
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Median
-
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:
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- nemat-
-
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remits
-
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.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
-
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.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Madame
-
noun,
a French title of respect equivalent to “Mrs.”, used alone or prefixed to a woman's married name or title:
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- maenad
-
noun,
bacchante.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- madmen
-
noun,
a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
- madman
-
noun,
a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- madams
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a polite term of address to a woman, originally used only to a woman of rank or authority:
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- matri-
-
- matins
-
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.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masais
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Mamers
-
noun,
Mars.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Sardis
-
noun,
an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- dimmer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dims.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Dassin
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- adren-
-
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- arsen-
-
- Amadis
-
noun,
a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- Tadema
-
noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- admass
-
noun,
high-pressure marketing in which mass-media advertising is used to reach large numbers of people.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- dammar
-
noun,
Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- deisms
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ammine
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- trans.
-
- dammit
-
interjection,
damn it (used as a mild expletive).
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- Damien
-
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.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- damars
-
noun,
dammar.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- damans
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Andres
-
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.
- tenaim
-
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.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- desist
-
verb (used without object),
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tsadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- denti-
-
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- deists
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Amer.
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- times
-
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.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- amin-
-
- Amram
-
noun,
the father of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:20.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- metr-
-
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Amman
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Jordan, in the W part.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- amid-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- terns
-
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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- ante-
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- term.
-
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- anis-
-
- tiers
-
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.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- anat.
-
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Andes
-
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).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- andr-
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- 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.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sanit
-
- mast-
-
- Sans.
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- tides
-
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.
- matr-
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- 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.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- anim.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- reins
-
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.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- nears
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- 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.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- treas
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- reni-
-
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aemia
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Rains
-
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).
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- reams
-
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)
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- aden-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- AMEDS
-
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rents
-
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.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- aeri-
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- retd.
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- MSEnt
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Miss.
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
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).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- mites
-
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.
- 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.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- drams
-
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.
- astr.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- seti-
-
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- demi-
-
- intr.
-
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Iran.
-
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- assn.
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- asst.
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- inst.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- smarm
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- IATSE
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Simms
-
noun,
William Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1806–70, U.S. author.
- 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.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- dames
-
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.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Srta.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- mamas
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- edit.
-
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- 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.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- tera-
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Armen
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Assad
-
noun,
Hafez al [hah-fez el] /hɑˈfɛz ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derm-
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- dist.
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- darts
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- semi-
-
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dent.
-
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- ster.
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- tears
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- ASEAN
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- madam
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a polite term of address to a woman, originally used only to a woman of rank or authority:
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- diam.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SRAM
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Sra.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- str.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- tRNA
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- trid
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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)
- tri-
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- reds
-
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.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Ste.
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Tasm
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- mem.
-
- Sem.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Sam.
-
- ten.
-
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- SASE
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- TDRS
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- 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).
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- RNAS
-
- 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.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- std.
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rets
-
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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- SMSA
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Ens.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- emia
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esd.
-
- ESIS
-
- est.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ind.
-
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- EDTA
-
- idae
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- dits
-
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.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- 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):
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- IATA
-
- Idas
-
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).
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Madm
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAEd
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mama
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Ire.
-
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- inae
-
- IndE
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISSN
-
- 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:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- med.
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- dim.
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Anas
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- 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).
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ands
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- amdt
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adm.
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- 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.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- 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.
- 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.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dem.
-
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ates
-
- asis
-
- ASME
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mRNA
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- NTIA
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- midn
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- mrem
-
- MSAE
-
- MSAM
-
- MSEM
-
- MSIE
-
- MNAS
-
- MSME
-
- MSTS
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Mid.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- rad.
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Mdms
-
plural,
Madam.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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).
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- ment
-
- mdnt
-
- Mdme
-
plural,
Madame.
- mdse
-
- men-
-
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- 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.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- MDES
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- met.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- RADM
-
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- at.
-
- MSD
-
- ATA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- STM
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TSE
-
- ad-
-
- ast
-
- Am.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ASN
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ASM
-
- MSA
-
- STI
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- DSM
-
- NAD
-
- DAE
-
- MTI
-
- MSM
-
- MSN
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MST
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- DEA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- de-
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Mt.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MSE
-
- DET
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- di.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MTS
-
- MSI
-
- DAR
-
- 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.
- NAA
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- 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.
- TSI
-
- mtn
-
- NEA
-
- ase
-
- ae.
-
- 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.
- REA
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- RDS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RDA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- NMR
-
- nr.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- AME
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- AMS
-
- tra
-
- RMA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Re.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- tr.
-
- Rd.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEA
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NMI
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AIA
-
- 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:
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- ARS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- NES
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- 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.
- ard
-
- an.
-
- NIA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TID
-
- 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.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Aar
-
- AAM
-
- AAE
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- DMS
-
- MRI
-
- SAE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- 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).
- ETR
-
- ide
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ETS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ine
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- SMA
-
- RTS
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ESR
-
- SAA
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- MIT
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MIE
-
- rt.
-
- SDA
-
- 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.
- MAA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDS
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MM.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MDT
-
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- Mdm
-
plural,
Madam.
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Ir.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ISR
-
- Me.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- mi.
-
- SED
-
- Md.
-
- rte
-
- sd.
-
- RSS
-
- ean
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ead
-
- EAM
-
- SMD
-
- DSS
-
- 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.
- MMT
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- DST
-
- DSR
-
- SSM
-
- SAR
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- 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.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNS
-
- DMA
-
- DMT
-
- DSA
-
- DNA
-
- DNR
-
- Dr.
-
- MNE
-
- DRE
-
- MNA
-
- SSN
-
- TSS
-
- SSI
-
- MME
-
- Sr.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SMS
-
- RNA
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Rs.
-
- ed.
-
- EDT
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SRS
-
- RSA
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- eir
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- EIS
-
- SSD
-
- rnd
-
- SSE
-
- RSE
-
- SMM
-
- SN
-
- SM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- DN
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- TD
-
- DM
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- T1
-
- TN
-
- 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.
- NM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NI
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- R.
-
- TM
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- RN
-
- 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.
- D.
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
-
- N.
-