Anagrams of dismantle
Word dismantle has
980 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of dismantle.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- aliments
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- medalist
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- dentals
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- medinas
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- mediant
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- misdeal
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noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- medials
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Melinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- sideman
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- misdate
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noun,
a wrong date.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- mildens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- Mideast
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noun,
Middle East.
- stamin-
-
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- mislead
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verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- dentils
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- dilates
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- 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.
- Maidens
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malteds
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noun,
malted milk.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- mantids
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noun,
mantis.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- Tindal
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noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Landis
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noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Landes
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noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- metal.
-
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- mailed
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- maiden
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- adient
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adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- nemat-
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- lameds
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- denims
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noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Malden
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noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- naleds
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noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- damsel
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noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- milden
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- demits
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noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Damien
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noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- ladens
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- deasil
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adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- stadle
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noun,
staddle.
- desman
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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.
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Island
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noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- daimen
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adjective,
rare; occasional.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- desalt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- malted
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noun,
malted milk.
- dentil
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- tildes
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noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- inseam
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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.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- medial
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noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- Tilden
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noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- sendal
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noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Sendai
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noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- salted
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- aidmen
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noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- mantid
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noun,
mantis.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- mantis
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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.
- Aldine
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noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- listed
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noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- delist
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verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- elands
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- dental
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Median
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noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- ideals
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- menads
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noun,
maenad.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- dismal
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noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- denti-
-
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- tandem
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noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- amidst
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preposition,
amid.
- amides
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noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- distal
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adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- melan-
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- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- Medit.
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- admits
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verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- amends
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noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- 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.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Edman
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noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Ednas
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noun,
Adnah.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Eland
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Salem
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noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- IATSE
-
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Melia
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- 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.
- male-
-
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- mast-
-
- 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.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- MSEnt
-
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Ital.
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- 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.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- meta-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- edit.
-
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- AMEDS
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- amid-
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- alti-
-
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demi-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- 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).
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- anim.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- amin-
-
- 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.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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).
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- seti-
-
- dist.
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- dent.
-
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- 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.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- semi-
-
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- 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.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- sanit
-
- 30-30
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- aden-
-
- 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.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- diam.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- anis-
-
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- 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.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MDES
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Tasm
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- mdnt
-
- Man.
-
- mdse
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- men-
-
- MALS
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Saml
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NTIA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NDSL
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- std.
-
- 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.
- NASD
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sat.
-
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- Sem.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- 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.
- ment
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- mil.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- midn
-
- Mid.
-
- min.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- met.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- MSIE
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- MSAE
-
- MNAS
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- sld.
-
- mis-
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 1080
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- MALD
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- EDTA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 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.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dis-
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dim.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ins.
-
- IndE
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- 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).
- idae
-
- Ind.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- est.
-
- Esd.
-
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- mal-
-
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Dem.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- intl
-
- Aldm
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amdt
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ald.
-
- AMLS
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- Adm.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amt.
-
- Del.
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- 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.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- Danl
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- 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.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- 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).
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASME
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ands
-
- int.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- MAEd
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- med.
-
- Ltd.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- 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:
- MNA
-
- DAE
-
- DSM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MLS
-
- ILS
-
- at.
-
- MLD
-
- STI
-
- MLA
-
- ast
-
- STL
-
- STM
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ASN
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ml.
-
- ASM
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MDT
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ne-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- de-
-
- MST
-
- SLA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- MSN
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- 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.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- NEA
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- DEA
-
- SMA
-
- MNS
-
- MSI
-
- il-
-
- SMD
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- LIM
-
- MSE
-
- MSD
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- MSA
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- MNE
-
- TAL
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ae.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ITA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ine
-
- TIA
-
- TID
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ite
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- in.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- LMT
-
- LSI
-
- AMS
-
- LSM
-
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- LST
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- LTA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AME
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ALM
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- MSL
-
- 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.
- MIT
-
- Les
-
- SLE
-
- DET
-
- ide
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- mi.
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- 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).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Lt.
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- LSD
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- EIS
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- EDT
-
- di.
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- LDS
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- La.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SAE
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- EAM
-
- MIE
-
- id.
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ETS
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- ESL
-
- NDE
-
- ESA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- en-
-
- NMI
-
- NSA
-
- EMT
-
- sd.
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ean
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- Ld.
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- Isl
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- DNA
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- DMT
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- DMS
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- DML
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- DMA
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- ead
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- DLS
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- dit
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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.
- NAD
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- LED
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noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- SID
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- DIL
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- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- MTS
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- mtn
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- Die
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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.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MTI
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- Mt.
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- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- TSI
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- DSA
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- DST
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- ea.
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- ETD
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SDA
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- se-
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SDI
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- SED
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- T1
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- N.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- dl
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- L1
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- t.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TD
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- L2
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- D.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L.
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- i.
-
- A.
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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.
- TL
-
- TM
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TN
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AI
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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.
- ND
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- MN
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- SN
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- DT
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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.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DM
-
- SM
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EI
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- le
-
- ln
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NM
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- NL
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- DN
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- DA
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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.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- NI
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- LM
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SL
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