Anagrams of filamentary
Word filamentary has
1131 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of filamentary.
- alimentary
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adjective,
concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive.
- fairy-tale
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noun,
a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- arylamine
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noun,
any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- Lamartine
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noun,
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- rifleman
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noun,
a soldier armed with a rifle.
- interlay
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verb (used with object),
to lay between; interpose.
- tyramine
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noun,
an amine, C 8 H 11 NO, abundant in ripe cheese as a breakdown product of tyrosine by removal of the carboxyl group (COOH).
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- mineral.
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- filament
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noun,
a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril:
- man-year
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noun,
a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on a standard number of man-days in a year of work.
- trailman
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noun,
trailsman.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- fayalite
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noun,
the iron end member of the olivine group, Fe 2 SiO 4 .
- material
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- maternal
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother:
- laminate
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- inflame
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- Nayarit
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noun,
a state in W Mexico. 10,442 sq. mi. (27,045 sq. km). Capital: Tepic.
- Tenafly
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noun,
a borough in NE New Jersey.
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- metrify
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verb (used with object),
to put into meter; compose in verse.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Alamein
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noun,
El Alamein.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- frailty
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noun,
the quality or state of being frail.
- amentia
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- flytier
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noun,
a person who makes artificial lures for fly-fishing.
- anytime
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adverb,
at any time; regardless of hour, date, etc.; whenever.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- arylate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound).
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- reality
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- fantail
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noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- ramenta
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noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- fly-net
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noun,
a net or fringe to protect a horse from flies or other insects.
- animate
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- anality
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- fireman
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noun,
a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- amyelia
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noun,
congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- amenity
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noun,
an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- fermata
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noun,
the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Mayfair
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noun,
a fashionable neighborhood in London, England, E of Hyde Park.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- laniary
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- A-frame
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noun,
any upright, rigid supporting frame in the form of a triangle or an inverted V , as V .
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- 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.
- marital
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- laminar
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adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- manifer
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noun,
a gauntlet for protecting the left hand when holding the reins of a horse.
- Marilyn
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Fermat
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noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- malate
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- farina
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noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- ramate
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adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- Farley
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noun,
James A(loysius) 1888–1976, U.S. political leader.
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- nemat-
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- filter
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noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- Fatima
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noun,
a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
- fealty
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noun,
History/Historical.
fidelity to a lord.
the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
- nitery
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noun,
a nightclub.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- Manati
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noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- Niamey
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noun,
a port in and the capital of Niger, in the SW part, on the Niger River.
- featly
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adverb,
suitably; appropriately.
- niyama
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noun,
one of five observances, composing one of the eight practices, or angas, which are cleanliness of mind and body, equanimity, temperance or tapas, self-appraisal, and attentiveness to God, who is conceived of as a completely free spirit.
- nytril
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noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- ferity
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noun,
a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- ramify
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- maftir
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noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- Elyria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- elytra
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noun,
plural of elytron.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- litany
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- enmity
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noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- famine
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noun,
extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- mainly
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adverb,
chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent:
- realty
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- lyrate
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adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- mayten
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noun,
a tree, Maytenus boaria, native to Chile, having narrow leaves and drooping branches, planted as a street tree in Florida and southern California.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratify
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verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- fainty
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adjective,
feeling faint; about to lose consciousness.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- fairly
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adverb,
in a fair manner; justly or honestly; impartially.
- finely
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adverb,
in a fine manner; excellently; elegantly; delicately; minutely; nicely; subtly.
- Family
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noun,
a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not:
a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for:
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- finery
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noun,
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- inter.
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- metal.
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- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- melan-
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- infamy
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noun,
extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act:
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- infra-
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- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- intra-
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- meanly
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adverb,
in a poor, lowly, or humble manner.
- matri-
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- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- Matane
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noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- lamina
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Marley
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noun,
Robert Nesta ("Bob") 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Layman
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noun,
a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- Finlay
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noun,
Carlos Juan [kahr-lohs wahn] /ˈkɑr loʊs wɑn/ (Show IPA), 1833–1915, U.S. physician, born in Cuba: first to suggest mosquito as carrier of yellow fever.
- namely
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adverb,
that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit:
- Finley
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noun,
a male given name.
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- nearly
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adverb,
all but; almost:
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- laymen
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noun,
a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- Firman
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noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- lenity
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- mantra
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- flamen
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- Namtar
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noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- flyman
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noun,
a stagehand, especially one who operates the apparatus in the flies.
- myelin
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noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- flymen
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noun,
a stagehand, especially one who operates the apparatus in the flies.
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- flinty
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adjective,
composed of, containing, or resembling flint, especially in hardness.
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- 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.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Myrtle
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noun,
any plant of the genus Myrtus, especially M. communis, a shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and aromatic berries: anciently held sacred to Venus and used as an emblem of love.
Compare myrtle family.
- myria-
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- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Yamani
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noun,
Sheik Ahmed Zaki [ahkh-med zak-ee] /ˈɑx mɛd ˈzæk i/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Saudi Arabian government official: minister of petroleum and natural resources 1962–86.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- falter
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noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- aerify
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verb (used with object),
to aerate.
- Amelia
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noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Aleman
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noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tamari
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- trifle
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- Altman
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noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- animal
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noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Anemia
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- aflame
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adjective,
on fire; ablaze:
- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- almery
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noun,
ambry.
- Tamale
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Antlia
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noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- timely
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adverb,
seasonably; opportunely.
- analyt
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- Amrita
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- tilery
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Amytal
-
- Miner
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Tarai
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noun,
Terai.
- flamy
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adjective,
of or like flame.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- minty
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adjective,
having the flavor or aroma of mint.
- flame
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noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- T-man
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noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Lefty
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noun,
a left-handed person.
- Myrna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- flyer
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noun,
Textiles.
a rotating device that adds twist to the slubbing or roving and winds the stock onto a spindle or bobbin in a uniform manner.
a similar device for adding twist to yarn.
- Yalta
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noun,
a seaport in the Crimea, S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin February 4–12, 1945.
- flare
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noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- Maria
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noun,
calaba.
- aemia
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- altar
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noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- yamen
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noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.
- leafy
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adjective,
having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage:
- flair
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noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Marya
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Aetna
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noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Altay
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noun,
Altai.
- amyl-
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- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Marat
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noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Friml
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noun,
Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- aeri-
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- ament
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noun,
catkin.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Flint
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noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flier
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- Manta
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- flirt
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noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- flite
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flyte
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Flem.
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- Manly
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adverb,
Archaic. in a manly manner.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- fleam
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- Amer.
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Frame
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- LeMay
-
noun,
Curtis (Emerson) 1906–90, U.S. Air Force officer: chief of the Strategic Air Command 1948–61; Chief of Staff of the Air Force 1961–65.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Freya
-
noun,
the goddess of love and fertility, sister of Frey, daughter of Njord; one of the Vanir.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- alti-
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- mealy
-
adjective,
having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- alary
-
adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- 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.
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- Ital.
-
- matr-
-
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- matey
-
noun,
comrade; chum; buddy.
- Iran.
-
- Meany
-
noun,
a small-minded, petty, or malicious person:
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- intr.
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- term.
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- AFTRA
-
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- Meryl
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Merle.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- latry
-
- meta-
-
- metr-
-
- metry
-
- myel-
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Alta.
-
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- fitly
-
adverb,
in a proper or suitable manner.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Mylar
-
- iatry
-
- 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.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- 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.
- meaty
-
adjective,
of or like meat.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- meiny
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Melia
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Malay
-
noun,
a member of the Malay people.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- refl.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- reify
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Emlyn
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Emily.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- Emily
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- tryma
-
noun,
a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
- Fayal
-
noun,
Faial.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- natl.
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Faial
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- faery
-
noun,
faerie.
- faena
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- tayra
-
noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- male-
-
- lt-yr
-
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Mayer
-
noun,
Julius Robert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von;; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn;; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/ (Show IPA), 1814–78, German physicist.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Mayan
-
noun,
a member of the Mayan tribe.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- 30-30
-
- Mafia
-
noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Armen
-
- 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.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- 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.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- reni-
-
- Arnel
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- fairy
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- anal.
-
- nitr-
-
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- anim.
-
- ferly
-
noun,
something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- fa-la
-
noun,
a text or refrain in old songs.
- malty
-
adjective,
of, like, or containing malt.
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- ferny
-
adjective,
pertaining to, consisting of, or like ferns:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- nyala
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- feti-
-
- anat.
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- filmy
-
adjective,
thin and light; fine and gauzy:
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- nifty
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- fiery
-
adjective,
consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire:
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fatly
-
adverb,
in the manner of a fat person; ponderously.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- fatal
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly:
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Tanya
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- 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.
- Lyman
-
noun,
a male given name.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- Amity
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- limey
-
noun,
a British sailor.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- 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.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- 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.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Maya
-
noun,
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
- Mar.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- 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.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mal-
-
- tri-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Man.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ref.
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- RAAF
-
- NTIA
-
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- NIRA
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MILR
-
- 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).
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- met.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- ment
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- men-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- min.
-
- ten.
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- 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.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ter.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- tRNA
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Myna
-
noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- mRNA
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- rit.
-
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- 1080
-
- FERA
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- frt.
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Frye
-
noun,
(Herman) Northrop, 1912–91, Canadian literary critic and educator.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frey
-
noun,
the god of peace, prosperity, and marriage: one of the Vanir, originally brought to Asgard as a hostage.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- ant.
-
- Arm.
-
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- fray
-
noun,
a fight, battle, or skirmish. Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
- atm.
-
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- FNMA
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- 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.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- ALFA
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alt.
-
- Amal
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- IAEA
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- IATA
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- iana
-
- amt.
-
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- fam.
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- FLRA
-
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- enl.
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- emia
-
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- etym
-
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- fem.
-
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- Fin.
-
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- fley
-
verb,
to frighten; terrify.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- flay
-
verb (used with object),
to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- Fla.
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- filt
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- EFTA
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- 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.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Yama
-
noun,
the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- 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.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Lam.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- AIME
-
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- afr-
-
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- lin.
-
- Lani
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Ayme
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, French novelist and short-story writer.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- AFAM
-
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- aer-
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- inae
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- Ala.
-
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- ile-
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- intl
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- lyte
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Aire
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- RFI
-
- AEA
-
- AEF
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- eir
-
- RFA
-
- RFE
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- EMT
-
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- AAE
-
- ETR
-
- Am.
-
- Af.
-
- AIA
-
- ety
-
- al.
-
- ERT
-
- trf
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAF
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ae.
-
- en-
-
- EMR
-
- EMF
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- efl
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ef-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAL
-
- 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.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- TIA
-
- tfr
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALM
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- AFA
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- AFL
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFM
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- REA
-
- MAA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- mi.
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- ier
-
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- my-
-
- MFT
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- MFR
-
- MFA
-
- yer
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ify
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- MLF
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MLR
-
- MLA
-
- ial
-
- ml.
-
- Fry
-
noun,
a dish of something fried.
- MIT
-
- Frl
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Ia.
-
- il-
-
- IMF
-
- MTF
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lif
-
- LIM
-
- LMT
-
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- in.
-
- ite
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ine
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ITA
-
- ity
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- La.
-
- 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.
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LaF
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Mt.
-
- ft.
-
- MTI
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NLF
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FET
-
- mtn
-
- 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.
- Fia
-
- NMR
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FYI
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- NYA
-
- NIA
-
- NMI
-
- nr.
-
- 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:
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FAA
-
- Fay
-
noun,
a fairy.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Fey
-
adjective,
British Dialect. doomed; fated to die.
- NRA
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- NFL
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Fyn
-
noun,
an island in S Denmark. 1149 sq. mi. (2975 sq. km).
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- fly
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fl.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- fm.
-
- MN
-
- NY
-
- TL
-
- TN
-
- TM
-
- ly
-
- LF
-
- RN
-
- FE
-
- LR
-
- NI
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- LM
-
- M.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ln
-
- NF
-
- RI
-
- i.
-
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- MF
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ry
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- yl
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RF
-
- fy
-
- EI
-
- ey
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yr
-
- ty
-
- fn
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- YT
-
- NL
-
- L.
-
- NM
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Y.
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.