Anagrams of emulations
Word emulations has
1397 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of emulations.
- emulation
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noun,
effort or desire to equal or excel others.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Masonite
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- laminous
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adjective,
laminate; laminose.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- alinotum
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- melanous
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adjective,
having a dark, swarthy complexion and dark-colored hair.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- alumino-
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- seamount
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noun,
a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- semolina
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- solatium
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- simulate
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- simulant
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- emulsion
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- timeous
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adjective,
timely; sufficiently early.
- melano-
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- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- 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.
- stamin-
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- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- 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.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- 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.
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- amulets
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- amounts
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noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- outmans
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Eunomia
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noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- Moulins
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- Mountie
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noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- 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.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- Aetolus
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noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- muletas
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- nemato-
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- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- minuets
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- minutes
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- 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.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- ultimas
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- Miletus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- Taoism
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noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- linums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- etalon
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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.
- solemn
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adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- steno-
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- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- 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.
- Lemnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- smalto
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noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Lieut.
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- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Latium
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noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Somali
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noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- somni-
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- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somat-
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- solute
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noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- insult
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- sultan
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noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- molies
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noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- molest
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verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Moesia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleums
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noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- Milton
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noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- ostium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- outman
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- metal.
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- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- molten
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- Multan
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noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- nemat-
-
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- muslin
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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.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- munite
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verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- multi-
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- muleta
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- Moneta
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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.
- muesli
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- mounts
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- moults
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noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- moulin
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- motile
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adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- Noumea
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noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- numis.
-
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- louies
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noun,
looie.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- 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.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Louise
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noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- lutose
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adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- luteo-
-
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Melton
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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.
- masto-
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- melan-
-
- 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.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- Salome
-
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).
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- 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.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- Samuel
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noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- 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.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Tuinal
-
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- amnios
-
- alumin
-
- anemo-
-
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- almous
-
noun,
alms.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amino-
-
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- aniso-
-
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- Melia
-
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- seti-
-
- tonia
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- ante-
-
- meno-
-
- 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.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- 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.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- male-
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- 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.
- 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.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sanit
-
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- mast-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- semi-
-
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- alto-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- 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.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- MSEnt
-
- 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.
- Mont.
-
- 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.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- 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.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- 30-30
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- naso-
-
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- 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.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- 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.
- neut.
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- USLTA
-
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- 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.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- ulent
-
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- alti-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Metol
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- 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.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- meta-
-
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- 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.
- meso-
-
- alum.
-
- oste-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- omni-
-
- 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.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- onium
-
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- miso-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- anti-
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Ital.
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- 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.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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).
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- stome
-
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- atmo-
-
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Aust.
-
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- auto.
-
- tious
-
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- telo-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- emuls
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- IATSE
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- insol
-
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- teno-
-
- inst.
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileo-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
- 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.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- 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.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- sito-
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sino-
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- naut.
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- ation
-
- 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.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nom.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- not-
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- nos-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Sem.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- NTIA
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- ten.
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Soni
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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-
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- 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.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- tel-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sol.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- 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).
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- USIA
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Tasm
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- USMA
-
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- USNA
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- tion
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- 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.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Ont.
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Sat.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- 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.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Tues
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 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.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- 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.
- soln
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Saml
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- uni-
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- ulto
-
- ole-
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- 1080
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- aut-
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- ELAS
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lit.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Aus.
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- 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.
- 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.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- 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.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- 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.
- 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:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- atm.
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- mal-
-
- 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.
- MALS
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ment
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- itol
-
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- eous
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- Ens.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- ile-
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ious
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- iso-
-
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lin.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- 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.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- emia
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- 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.
- enl.
-
- 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:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lea.
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- 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.
- men-
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- 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.
- 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.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- aet.
-
- mol.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- MNAS
-
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- AMLS
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- 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.
- Mon.
-
- alt.
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- MSIE
-
- 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.
- mult
-
- mun.
-
- MSAE
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mout
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Alis
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- AIME
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- mus.
-
- amt.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ANSI
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- min.
-
- ant.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- mil.
-
- 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).
- 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.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- mis-
-
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- ASME
-
- mes-
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- amus
-
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- met.
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- uns
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- uti
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- UNO
-
- eu-
-
- Am.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- an.
-
- ETS
-
- USN
-
- USM
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ETO
-
- ae.
-
- 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.
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- al.
-
- Ia.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ESU
-
- ial
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- TAL
-
- IAS
-
- ESL
-
- il-
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- USO
-
- ESA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- 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.
- ASN
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TSI
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tlo
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TMO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AMS
-
- AOU
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- 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
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ANU
-
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.
- TSE
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- at.
-
- AMU
-
- ean
-
- Une
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- en-
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- 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.
- EMT
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- UMT
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ALM
-
- ult
-
- 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.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EIS
-
- AME
-
- UIT
-
- ALU
-
- TIA
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UAM
-
- in.
-
- ne-
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ONI
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ose
-
- ons
-
- MIT
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- 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.
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- MIE
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MNS
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- 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.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Mao
-
- mi.
-
- 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.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SAE
-
- So.
-
- Om.
-
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NMU
-
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- MST
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- 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:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NES
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Mt.
-
- MSN
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- OAS
-
- MOI
-
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OSA
-
- MSI
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- NUM
-
- NUL
-
- NSU
-
- NSA
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- Me.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- NEA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SNU
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ite
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- IOU
-
- LIM
-
- STL
-
- ist
-
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- STI
-
- La.
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- STM
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Isl
-
- Lt.
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SMA
-
- SLE
-
- LST
-
- ITA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- 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:
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ine
-
- LTA
-
- 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.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LON
-
- 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.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- LMT
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- t.
-
- AO
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NM
-
- SU
-
- NL
-
- N.
-
- NI
-
- i.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ol
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- T1
-
- LM
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TL
-
- TM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UL
-
- L.
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OA
-
- L1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- UI
-
- L2
-
- U.
-
- TN
-
- le
-
- MN
-
- SN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.