Anagrams of ectocommensal
Word ectocommensal has
1306 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ectocommensal.
- melanosome
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noun,
an organelle in melanocytes that synthesizes and stores melanin.
- calescent
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adjective,
growing warm; increasing in heat.
- commensal
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noun,
a companion at table.
- commences
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verb (used with or without object),
to begin; start.
- selectman
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noun,
(in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
- momentoes
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noun,
memento.
- coelomate
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noun,
a coelomate animal.
- colocates
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verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- ammocetes
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noun,
the larval stage of a lamprey.
- comments
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noun,
a remark, observation, or criticism:
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- coalesce
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verb (used with object),
to cause to unite in one body or mass.
- cocomats
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noun,
matting made of the fiber from the outer husk of the coconut.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- colocate
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verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- entomol.
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- commence
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verb (used with or without object),
to begin; start.
- comatose
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adjective,
affected with or characterized by coma.
- ammocete
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noun,
the larval stage of a lamprey.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- ecotones
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- talesmen
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noun,
a person summoned as one of the tales.
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- coolants
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noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- consomme
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noun,
a clear soup made by boiling meat or chicken, bones, vegetables, etc., to extract their nutritive properties: served hot or jellied.
- conceals
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- Clements
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noun,
a male given name.
- oenomels
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noun,
a drink made of wine mixed with honey.
- Manolete
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noun,
(Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- momentos
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noun,
memento.
- steelman
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noun,
a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- lonesome
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adjective,
depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely:
- monocles
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noun,
an eyeglass for one eye.
- acetones
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Montcalm
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noun,
Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1712–59, French general in Canada.
- moonlets
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noun,
a small natural or artificial satellite, as one of a number of natural satellites thought to be embedded in the ring system of Saturn.
- acescent
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adjective,
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
- mementos
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noun,
an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.
- cenacles
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- Casement
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noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Comecon
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noun,
an economic association of Communist countries, established in 1949, to facilitate trade and development.
- come-on
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noun,
inducement; lure.
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- camlets
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Camelot
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noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- comment
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noun,
a remark, observation, or criticism:
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- Sno-Cat
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- comates
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- somato-
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- Clemens
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noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- Clement
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noun,
a male given name.
- cleomes
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noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- Commons
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noun,
Often, commons. Chiefly New England. a tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- someone
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pronoun,
some person; somebody.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- cocomat
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noun,
matting made of the fiber from the outer husk of the coconut.
- cenacle
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- coeloms
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noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- cements
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noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- momento
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noun,
memento.
- ecotone
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- meatmen
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noun,
a dealer in meat; butcher.
- ocelots
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noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- locoman
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noun,
a locomotive engine driver.
- loments
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- 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.
- nemato-
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- Maltese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Malta.
- maltose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- melano-
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- oenomel
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noun,
a drink made of wine mixed with honey.
- meltons
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noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- memento
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noun,
an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.
- menaces
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- menacme
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noun,
the part of a female's life during which menstruation occurs.
- moonset
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noun,
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
- moonlet
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noun,
a small natural or artificial satellite, as one of a number of natural satellites thought to be embedded in the ring system of Saturn.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- monocle
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noun,
an eyeglass for one eye.
- momenta
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noun,
force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events:
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- entomo-
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- console
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noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- coolant
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noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- seleno-
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- scotoma
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noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- enamels
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Salomon
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noun,
Haym [hahym] /haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1740?–85, American financier and patriot, born in Poland.
- oleates
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- osteoma
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noun,
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- Osceola
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noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- omelets
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noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- Seconal
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- accents
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Tlemcen
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noun,
a city in NW Algeria.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- Alcmene
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noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- almsmen
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noun,
a person supported by or receiving alms.
- tonemes
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- COMSAT
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noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- ammono
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adjective,
of, containing, or derived from ammonia.
- loment
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- common
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noun,
Often, commons. Chiefly New England. a tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town.
- occas.
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- commos
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noun,
communist.
- comose
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adjective,
hairy; comate.
- ocelot
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noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- comtes
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noun,
count2 .
- comals
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noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- smalto
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noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- leones
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- consol
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noun,
singular of consols.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Alston
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noun,
a male given name.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- cooees
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noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Cloots
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noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- aneles
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- cocoas
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noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- solemn
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adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- coacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- macons
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- nemat-
-
- nestle
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- toneme
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- coelom
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noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- somat-
-
- coeno-
-
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- socman
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noun,
sokeman.
- teleo-
-
- colent
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- amoles
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noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- MSMetE
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- closet
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- loosen
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- Colton
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- emotes
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verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Salmon
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- sconce
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- osteo-
-
- elect.
-
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- Elmont
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noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- scato-
-
- Salome
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noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- saloon
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noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- escent
-
- 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.
- emmets
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noun,
an ant.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enamel
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- Aletes
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noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- scoto-
-
- lacto-
-
- Lemnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- cosmo-
-
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- costo-
-
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- cteno-
-
- omelet
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noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- selen-
-
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- aceto-
-
- celto-
-
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- me-too
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adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- moolas
-
noun,
money.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- melan-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- meccas
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- Moslem
-
adjective, noun,
Muslim (defs 1, 2).
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- accel.
-
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- steno-
-
- stemma
-
noun,
ocellus (def 1).
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- metal.
-
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- moment
-
noun,
an indefinitely short period of time; instant:
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- cleans
-
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- stacc.
-
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- measle
-
noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- anemo-
-
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- masto-
-
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- momes
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- onto-
-
- meta-
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meso-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- 30-30
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- onco-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- oleo-
-
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Momos
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- MMetE
-
- oste-
-
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Mont.
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- mneme
-
noun,
Psychology. the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- mono-
-
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- osmo-
-
- ento-
-
- Metol
-
- 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.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- lact-
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- noct-
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- nomo-
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- noso-
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- MOTOS
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- mast-
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- MSEnt
-
- masc.
-
- 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.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- naso-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- malms
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- Macc.
-
- Malmo
-
noun,
a seaport in S Sweden, on the Sound opposite Copenhagen, Denmark.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- male-
-
- natl.
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- acct.
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- octo-
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- lemma
-
noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- lect.
-
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- meno-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Memel
-
noun,
German name of Klaipeda.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- noto-
-
- actos
-
- acet-
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- octa-
-
- tono-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Somme
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- COCOM
-
noun,
a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.
- coel-
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- commo
-
noun,
communist.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- comma
-
noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- comm.
-
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- telo-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- coele
-
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- ammos
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Colo.
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- stome
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- canc.
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Cant.
-
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- calc-
-
- caco-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- atmo-
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ante-
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- asco-
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- tele-
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Scot.
-
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- econ.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- eccl.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- teno-
-
- sect.
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Emmet
-
noun,
an ant.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- encl.
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- 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.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Emmen
-
noun,
a city in NE Netherlands.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elem.
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- alto-
-
- 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.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- conc.
-
- 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.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Cons.
-
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- not-
-
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- oto-
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- OEEC
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- ten.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- momo
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tasm
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sam.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- Saml
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- 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.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Sem.
-
- Sol.
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- soln
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- tel-
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Sat.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- neem
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- nom.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- nos-
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- 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.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Ste.
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MSAM
-
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- MSAE
-
- ole-
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- MSEM
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- MSME
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MSCE
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sec.
-
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Oct.
-
- MSEE
-
- msec
-
- Ont.
-
- coml
-
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- ect-
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cts.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eco-
-
- EEOC
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- EMet
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- 1080
-
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Col.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lea.
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- ence
-
- eso-
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- est.
-
- Lam.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- ance
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- AMLS
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amt.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- alt.
-
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- asc-
-
- ASME
-
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- acc.
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- aet.
-
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- ates
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- cet-
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cml.
-
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cene
-
- cac-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cen.
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- CCls
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- 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.
- enc.
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- mem.
-
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- mes-
-
- 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.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mal-
-
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- MALS
-
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- met.
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- MNAS
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- mol.
-
- MSM
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- CEO
-
- Mt.
-
- mtn
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- MTS
-
- Mao
-
- STL
-
- STM
-
- CCA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- ACS
-
- MSE
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MTO
-
- NCO
-
- Sta
-
- CNM
-
- NEA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ne-
-
- Am.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- NCC
-
- an.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNC
-
- St.
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- CMC
-
- CMA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Clo
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- cle
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- AMC
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ase
-
- MNE
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- TLC
-
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ALM
-
- ASM
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tlo
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- MNA
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ANC
-
- MMT
-
- AMS
-
- MME
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- TCA
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MSA
-
- cs.
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- AME
-
- ae.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- AEC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TAL
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- Co.
-
- MNS
-
- ALC
-
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATC
-
- TMO
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- TSE
-
- NEC
-
- NSA
-
- ose
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lt.
-
- OSO
-
- La.
-
- ETS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ETO
-
- OTS
-
- So.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- NSC
-
- SAE
-
- OOT
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ene
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- EOE
-
- LON
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Oc.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- sc.
-
- Ola
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- MSC
-
- OCC
-
- LMT
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OEO
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- OEM
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- OCS
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Om.
-
- LCA
-
- OSA
-
- ons
-
- OTC
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- OAO
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- LOC
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- EMT
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ea.
-
- ec-
-
- Mc-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NOC
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Me.
-
- ean
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- SLA
-
- EAM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- MM.
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- ECA
-
- SLE
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Les
-
- LSC
-
- LSM
-
- SCM
-
- SMM
-
- 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.
- SMA
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- NES
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Mo.
-
- ECM
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- EEC
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- le
-
- NL
-
- LM
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ol
-
- 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.
- ln
-
- TN
-
- AO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TM
-
- SA
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- M.
-
- TC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SM
-
- SL
-
- S.
-
- NC
-
- O.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L.
-
- LC
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- MN
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OA
-
- NM
-
- TL
-
- SN
-