Anagrams of ecumenicalism
Word ecumenicalism has
1051 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ecumenicalism.
- ecumenical
-
adjective,
general; universal.
- calcimines
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noun,
a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.
- muscleman
-
noun,
Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- leucemias
-
noun,
leukemia.
- calcimine
-
noun,
a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.
- calumnies
-
noun,
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:
- mescaline
-
noun,
a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 11 H 17 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.
- luminesce
-
verb (used without object),
to exhibit luminescence.
- Masculine
-
noun,
the masculine gender.
- claimsmen
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noun,
an insurance adjuster, especially one dealing with casualty-insurance claims; claims adjuster.
- musclemen
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noun,
Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- melamines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
- miniscule
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adjective,
minuscule.
- eucaines
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- cicelies
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noun,
a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- Menelaus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a king of Sparta, the husband of Helen and brother of Agamemnon, to whom he appealed for an army against Troy in order to recover Helen from her abductor, Paris.
- nuclease
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noun,
any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- leucemia
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noun,
leukemia.
- cimelium
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- Emmanuel
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noun,
Jesus Christ, especially as the Messiah. Matt. 1:23.
- cenacles
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- melamine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
- leucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- calcines
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- luminism
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noun,
a style of landscape painting practiced by some mid-19th-century American artists, especially of the Hudson River School, that emphasized meticulously crafted realism and a technically precise rendering of atmosphere and of the effects produced by direct and reflected light.
- calciums
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noun,
a silver-white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element in nerve conduction, heartbeat, muscle contraction, and many other physiological functions. Symbol: Ca; atomic weight: 40.08; atomic number: 20; specific gravity: 1.55 at 20°C.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- alienism
-
noun,
alienage.
- aesculin
-
noun,
esculin.
- Milanese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
- ecclesia
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noun,
an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
- melanism
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noun,
Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- musicale
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noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- Eminescu
-
noun,
Mihail [mee-hah-eel] /ˌmi hɑˈil/ (Show IPA), (Mihail Iminovici) 1850–89, Romanian poet.
- selenium
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noun,
a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
- musician
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- Immanuel
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noun,
the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- licences
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noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- Seleucia
-
noun,
an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- MacNeice
-
noun,
Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.
- menaces
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- eucaine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- menacme
-
noun,
the part of a female's life during which menstruation occurs.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- calices
-
noun,
plural of calix.
- animism
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noun,
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- Melanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- calcium
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noun,
a silver-white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element in nerve conduction, heartbeat, muscle contraction, and many other physiological functions. Symbol: Ca; atomic weight: 40.08; atomic number: 20; specific gravity: 1.55 at 20°C.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- 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.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- melisma
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noun,
an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- licence
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noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- misname
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verb (used with object),
to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
- leucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- Emanuel
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God is with us.”.
- cancels
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- minimal
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adjective,
constituting a minimum:
- minicam
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noun,
Television. a lightweight, handheld television camera.
- icicles
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noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- miniums
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noun,
red lead.
- musical
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noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- Ecclus.
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- immense
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adjective,
vast; huge; very great:
- immunes
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noun,
a person who is immune.
- mimical
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adjective,
mimic.
- cuisine
-
noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- Clemens
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noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- euclase
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noun,
a rare green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, BeAlSiO 4 (OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- minimus
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noun,
a creature or being that is the smallest or least significant.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- Samnium
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noun,
an ancient country in central Italy.
- Cecilia
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 230? Roman martyr: patron saint of music.
- emmenia
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noun,
menses.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- cenacle
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- cilices
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noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- saccule
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noun,
Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Compare utricle (def 3).
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- cimelia
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- Cenaeum
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a NW promontory of Euboea.
- launces
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Alcmene
-
noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- mailmen
-
noun,
a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- meinies
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- almuces
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- macules
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noun,
mackle.
- acumens
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- ammines
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noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- almsmen
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noun,
a person supported by or receiving alms.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- cesium
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- Miamis
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Micmac
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- icicle
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- cilice
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- C-in-C
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- cilium
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noun,
singular of cilia.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Munsee
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- lumens
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- Lamium
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, some species of which have whitish or variegated leaves and are cultivated as ornamentals or ground cover.
- mimics
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noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cecils
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noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- celiac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- numis.
-
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- cumene
-
noun,
a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.
- neumes
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- macule
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noun,
mackle.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- immune
-
noun,
a person who is immune.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- immane
-
adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- Muslim
-
noun,
an adherent of Islam.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- cleans
-
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- muscle
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- milieu
-
noun,
surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature:
- milium
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- minima
-
noun,
a plural of minimum.
- Sammie
-
noun,
a sandwich.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- selen-
-
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- Simmel
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1858–1918, German sociologist and philosopher.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- minims
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- measle
-
noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- Seneca
-
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.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- melan-
-
- meccas
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- ammine
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- caecum
-
noun,
cecum.
- Emmies
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) any of several statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- accel.
-
- minium
-
noun,
red lead.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Cammie
-
noun,
camouflage.
- Maumee
-
noun,
a city in NW Ohio.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- calci-
-
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
-
- Muslem
-
adjective, noun,
Muslim.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- Emmaus
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- malms
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- misc.
-
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- minim
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- mini-
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Icel.
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- Memel
-
noun,
German name of Klaipeda.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Melia
-
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lemma
-
noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- leuc-
-
- 30-30
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Macc.
-
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- mimic
-
noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Meuse
-
noun,
Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Miami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- masc.
-
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- male-
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- cecum
-
noun,
a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- canc.
-
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- nuci-
-
- clase
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- semi-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- amin-
-
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- 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.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- calc-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- alum.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- elem.
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- munic
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Ecua.
-
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- eccl.
-
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Emmen
-
noun,
a city in NE Netherlands.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- mneme
-
noun,
Psychology. the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory.
- encl.
-
- emuls
-
- USECC
-
- accum
-
- accus
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- mucic
-
adjective,
of or derived from mucic acid.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- Nammu
-
noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- 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.
- summa
-
noun,
a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- 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.
- uni-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- USCA
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- USIA
-
- USMA
-
- USMC
-
- USNA
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- 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.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Man.
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- 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.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- MALS
-
- SLIC
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- meas
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MMus
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- MusM
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neem
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- min.
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- MSIE
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- MSAE
-
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- mis-
-
- MSEE
-
- MSEM
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mus.
-
- MSME
-
- muc-
-
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- mums
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- men-
-
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- mem.
-
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sec.
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- MNAS
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- mes-
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- MSAM
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- amus
-
- ance
-
- Ens.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- enl.
-
- ANSI
-
- ence
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- enc.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- inae
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ins.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- Alis
-
- ical
-
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- ASME
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- mal-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cule
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CCls
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cels
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cen.
-
- cml.
-
- cene
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- 1080
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Can.
-
- emia
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- 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.
- Aus.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- cac-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- AISI
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- 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.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLU
-
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Lani
-
- AIME
-
- 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).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- acc.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- sc.
-
- 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.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- uns
-
- Une
-
- CAI
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ac-
-
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CIM
-
- SAE
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- USN
-
- CIA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Am.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCU
-
- cl.
-
- USM
-
- al.
-
- CCA
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- an.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- USC
-
- AUC
-
- SCM
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- se-
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- AMS
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- UCC
-
- UAM
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- UAE
-
- AME
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AMC
-
- USA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SLA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ALM
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SLE
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SNU
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SMM
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AMU
-
- AIC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- cs.
-
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- ACS
-
- unc
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ASU
-
- ae.
-
- SMA
-
- ASN
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ANC
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ANU
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noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ALU
-
- NCC
-
- cle
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ILS
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ine
-
- ISA
-
- il-
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- MIE
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ICC
-
- 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).
- ese
-
- MME
-
- MLS
-
- ESA
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- Esc
-
- ESU
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- eu-
-
- ics
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- La.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MNE
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- LSM
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCI
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MM.
-
- LSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- 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.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- LSI
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- LCM
-
- mi.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Les
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MNA
-
- ESL
-
- ene
-
- NIA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ea.
-
- MNS
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- NES
-
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ean
-
- CNS
-
- CNM
-
- CNC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- CMC
-
- CMA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- CLU
-
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- EAM
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- MSM
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- ec-
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- en-
-
- MSE
-
- CLI
-
- MSA
-
- EIS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- EEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NI
-
- NC
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NL
-
- NM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- SM
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- S.
-
- N.
-
- MN
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- UL
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- le
-
- UI
-
- SU
-
- LM
-
- CU
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- SN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ln
-