Anagrams of filamentous
Word filamentous has
1759 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of filamentous.
- emulations
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noun,
effort or desire to equal or excel others.
- fulminates
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verb (used without object),
to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- emulation
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noun,
effort or desire to equal or excel others.
- manifesto
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noun,
a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- sulfonate
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noun,
an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
- flame-out
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noun,
the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
- fulminate
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verb (used without object),
to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- 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.
- simulant
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- simulate
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- no-fault
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noun,
Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
- filament
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noun,
a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril:
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- mule-fat
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noun,
a composite shrub, Baccharis viminea, of California, having willowlike leaves and clustered flowers, growing in riverbeds.
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- 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:
- alinotum
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- solatium
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- Masonite
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- foliates
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- manifest
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noun,
a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination.
- foilsmen
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noun,
a person who fences with a foil.
- alumino-
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- laminous
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adjective,
laminate; laminose.
- emulsion
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid.
- melanous
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adjective,
having a dark, swarthy complexion and dark-colored hair.
- infamous
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adjective,
having an extremely bad reputation:
- inflames
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- 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.
- 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.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- 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.
- 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.
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- outflies
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in flying, especially in speed or distance:
- foilsman
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noun,
a person who fences with a foil.
- 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.
- loftsmen
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noun,
a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- fulmines
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verb (used with or without object),
to fulminate.
- loftsman
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noun,
a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- amulets
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- 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.
- folates
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noun,
folic acid.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- foliate
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- foments
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verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- sulfate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- Fulanis
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noun,
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- sulfite
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noun,
a salt or ester of sulfurous acid.
- fulsome
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adjective,
offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross:
- 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.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- fulmine
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verb (used with or without object),
to fulminate.
- fustian
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noun,
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- sulfone
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds containing the bivalent group –SO 2 –, united with two hydrocarbon groups.
- minuets
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Eunomia
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noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- minutes
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Miletus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- flotsam
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noun,
the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water.
Compare jetsam, lagan.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- fantoms
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- sfumato
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noun,
the subtle and minute gradation of tone and color used to blur or veil the contours of a form in painting.
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- Faneuil
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noun,
Peter, 1700–43, American merchant: builder of Faneuil Hall.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- 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.
- outmans
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- 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.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- 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.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- stamin-
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- amounts
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noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- 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.
- flaunts
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noun,
the act of flaunting.
- filmset
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adjective,
(of type) set on a photocomposer.
- 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.
- flamens
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- 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.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- fistula
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noun,
Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another.
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- nemato-
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- 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.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Aetolus
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noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- 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.
- 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.
- timeous
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adjective,
timely; sufficiently early.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- ultimas
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- 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.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- 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.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- inflame
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- 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.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- melano-
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- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- louies
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noun,
looie.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- 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.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- 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.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- flamen
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- 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.
- 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.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- 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.
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- finals
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noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- nemat-
-
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- filose
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adjective,
threadlike.
- 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.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- olefin
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- festal
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adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- Lemnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- 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.
- outman
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- famous
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adjective,
having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated:
Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious.
Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- famine
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noun,
extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- Lieut.
-
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- falsie
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noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- faints
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noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- 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.
- Salome
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noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- 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.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- 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.
- numis.
-
- feints
-
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:
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- femto-
-
- loment
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- lutose
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adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- oleins
-
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
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- faults
-
noun,
a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- latins
-
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.
- fantom
-
noun,
an apparition or specter.
- luteo-
-
- muleta
-
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.
- flames
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- Fulani
-
noun,
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Miseno
-
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.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- matins
-
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.
- masto-
-
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- foment
-
verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- folium
-
noun,
a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- melan-
-
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- futile
-
adjective,
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- metal.
-
- futons
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- fusion
-
noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- Fuseli
-
noun,
(John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
- infula
-
noun,
one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- fusain
-
noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- funest
-
adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- fumets
-
noun,
a stock made by simmering fish, chicken, game, etc., in water, wine, or in both, often boiled down to concentrate the flavor and used as a flavoring.
- Fulton
-
noun,
Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- manuf.
-
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- flouts
-
noun,
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- moults
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- muftis
-
noun,
civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- fleams
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- flaunt
-
noun,
the act of flaunting.
- flatus
-
noun,
intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- multi-
-
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- fluent
-
adjective,
spoken or written with ease:
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- 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.
- Iseult
-
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.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- foetus
-
noun,
fetus.
- foeman
-
noun,
an enemy in war.
- manful
-
adjective,
having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- MOSFET
-
noun,
Electronics. metal oxide semiconducter field-effect transistor.
- flutes
-
noun,
a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- flumes
-
noun,
a deep narrow defile containing a mountain stream or torrent.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- amino-
-
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- 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.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- amnios
-
- sinful
-
adjective,
characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked:
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Tuinal
-
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- sol-fa
-
noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- Stalin
-
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.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- 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.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- alumin
-
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- steno-
-
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- 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.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- 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.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- almous
-
noun,
alms.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- somni-
-
- 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.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Taoism
-
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.
- anemo-
-
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- 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.
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- senufo
-
noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- 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.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- somat-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- aniso-
-
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- 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.
- unfits
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- 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.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tious
-
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- meta-
-
- 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-
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Melia
-
- telo-
-
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- 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:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- 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.
- 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.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- 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.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- Unit.
-
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- ulent
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- 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.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- 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)
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- 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.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- USLTA
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- 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.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Metol
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- TOEFL
-
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- male-
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tonia
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- 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.
- tufas
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- 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.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- sito-
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Sino-
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- neut.
-
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- 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.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- naso-
-
- 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.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- natl.
-
- naut.
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- OFlem
-
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- 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.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- self-
-
- 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.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sanit
-
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- semi-
-
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- omni-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- onium
-
- seti-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- sulfa
-
noun,
sulfa drug.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- miso-
-
- 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.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- sulfo
-
adjective,
containing the sulfo group; sulfonic.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- sulf-
-
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- 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.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- 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.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stome
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- 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).
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- 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.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- 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.
- MSEnt
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Mufti
-
noun,
civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- 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.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- 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.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- 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.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- 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.
- Mont.
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- 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.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- 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.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- mast-
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- filum
-
noun,
a threadlike structure; filament.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- 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-
-
- 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.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IATSE
-
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emuls
-
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- ation
-
- fusil
-
noun,
a light flintlock musket.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- fumet
-
noun,
a stock made by simmering fish, chicken, game, etc., in water, wine, or in both, often boiled down to concentrate the flavor and used as a flavoring.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- fumes
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- ento-
-
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- 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.
- Ital.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- 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.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, 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.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- 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.
- atmo-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aust.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- auto.
-
- inst.
-
- insol
-
- Fulas
-
noun,
Fulani.
- fuels
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- flame
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- 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:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Flem.
-
- fleam
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flams
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- feti-
-
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- Fiume
-
noun,
Italian name of Rijeka.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- fines
-
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.
- films
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- filos
-
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fauns
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- fouls
-
noun,
foot rot.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- fails
-
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.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- fomes
-
noun,
any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- foams
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- flute
-
noun,
a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- flume
-
noun,
a deep narrow defile containing a mountain stream or torrent.
- flues
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- flout
-
noun,
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
- fault
-
noun,
a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- afoul
-
Idioms,
run / come / fall afoul of,
to become entangled with:
to come into conflict with:
- 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.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- 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.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- alto-
-
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- alti-
-
- amin-
-
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- 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.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- 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.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- alum.
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- out-
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- Tues
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Sam.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Alis
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Saml
-
- 1080
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- 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.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- fam.
-
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- nom.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- uni-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- aet.
-
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- USIA
-
- USNA
-
- USMA
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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).
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- NTIA
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- 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.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- 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.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- UNEF
-
- ulto
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- ole-
-
- fem.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- AIME
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- est.
-
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- 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:
- ten.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- atm.
-
- AMLS
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- ASTM
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- soln
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Soni
-
- aut-
-
- 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.
- Aus.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Sol.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- ano-
-
- amus
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tasm
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- 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.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- ASME
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amt.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tel-
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- enl.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- eous
-
- eso-
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Sem.
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- emia
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- EFTA
-
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- alt.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tion
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- 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.
- filt
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Fin.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- 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.
- meas
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- inae
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- MALS
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- itol
-
- mal-
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- 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.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- iso-
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- ious
-
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- men-
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- fume
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- Fuls
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Fula
-
noun,
Fulani.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- 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.
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- foul
-
noun,
something that is foul.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ment
-
- ile-
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- 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.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- 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).
- 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.
- fut.
-
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- 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.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- mol.
-
- ins.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- 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.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- FNMA
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- FOIA
-
- 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.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MSIE
-
- 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.
- 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.
- mult
-
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- 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.
- mus.
-
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- 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.
- MSAE
-
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- mout
-
- Fla.
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mon.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- fol.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- LON
-
- Les
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- USN
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- AMS
-
- OSF
-
- NSU
-
- OAS
-
- Am.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- AMU
-
- USO
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- OSA
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- NUL
-
- AME
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NUM
-
- Af.
-
- 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.
- ALU
-
- 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.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- USM
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- OFM
-
- 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.
- OAU
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- 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.
- La.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- IUS
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- of-
-
- ium
-
- 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.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- uti
-
- 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:
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- OIt
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TAL
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- OEM
-
- LaF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ANF
-
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Lt.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- NSA
-
- ult
-
- NIA
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ne-
-
- AFL
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- LIM
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- AFM
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- FIO
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- Une
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- NLF
-
- Lif
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- AFS
-
- NFS
-
- UIT
-
- USA
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- UMT
-
- NFL
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tue
-
- FET
-
- NEA
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NSF
-
- LMT
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Fl.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TMO
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- tlo
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- ALM
-
- ae.
-
- Tu.
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- 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:
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- AOU
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- AEF
-
- UNO
-
- 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.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- uns
-
- Fia
-
- NES
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ase
-
- FAO
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- MFA
-
- MFS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MFT
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- EMF
-
- ot-
-
- SLA
-
- MIE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OTA
-
- io-
-
- ote
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- ITU
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SMA
-
- EIS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- IMF
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ILS
-
- ASI
-
- ILO
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ose
-
- fm.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- 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.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SLE
-
- IAS
-
- 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.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- en-
-
- ons
-
- ETS
-
- MLF
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- SAE
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- ETO
-
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MLA
-
- MOI
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- eu-
-
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ESU
-
- OTS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- sfm
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- ml.
-
- ESA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ft.
-
- MIT
-
- ESL
-
- So.
-
- FSA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- 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.
- SNU
-
- Mao
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MTF
-
- IOU
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- 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.
- ine
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MTI
-
- MSN
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Om.
-
- 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 = .
- IOF
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- 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.
- ise
-
- STI
-
- MSI
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ASM
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ASN
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- suf
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Ola
-
- ist
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Isl
-
- ast
-
- MUF
-
- MTS
-
- ASU
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MTO
-
- STM
-
- STL
-
- at.
-
- mtn
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ef-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ONI
-
- efl
-
- ean
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAM
-
- MSA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ONF
-
- ea.
-
- MSF
-
- EOM
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOF
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MSE
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- eo-
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LF
-
- MN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- N.
-
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NM
-
- L.
-
- TM
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- 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.
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- f.
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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.
- UT
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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.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SN
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- ol
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- SU
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
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- t.
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- SL
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- NF
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- FE
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- U.
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- i.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- OA
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- MF
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- SF
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- NI
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- S.
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- ln
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- SM
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- LM
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- SA
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L2
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- O.
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- le
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- fn
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- UL
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- L1
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- UI
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: