Anagrams of fundamentalist
Word fundamentalist has
2399 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of fundamentalist.
- fundamental
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noun,
a basic principle, rule, law, or the like, that serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part:
- last-minute
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noun,
the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- almandines
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noun,
a mineral, red iron aluminum garnet.
- fulminates
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verb (used without object),
to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- andalusite
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noun,
an orthorhombic form of aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , found in schistose rocks.
- dentaliums
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noun,
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
- infatuates
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noun,
a person who is infatuated.
- testudinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell.
- almandine
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noun,
a mineral, red iron aluminum garnet.
- dentalman
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noun,
an enlisted person working as a dental assistant.
- inundates
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verb (used with object),
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- infatuate
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noun,
a person who is infatuated.
- Dentalium
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noun,
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
- al-Fustat
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noun,
a city in N Egypt, near the modern city of Cairo, founded in the 7th century a.d.
- fulminate
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verb (used without object),
to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- aluminate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of the acid form of aluminum hydroxide, containing the group AlO 2− or AlO 3−3 .
- faineants
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noun,
an idler.
- almandite
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noun,
almandine.
- Mansfield
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noun,
Katherine (Kathleen Beauchamp Murry) 1888–1923, English short-story writer.
- feudalism
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noun,
the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- mainlands
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noun,
the principal land of a country, region, etc., as distinguished from adjacent islands or a peninsula:
- disulfate
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noun,
a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- mentalist
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noun,
a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
- fundament
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noun,
the buttocks.
- fieldsman
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noun,
a fielder in cricket.
- ultimates
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noun,
the final point; final result.
- Aleutians
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- stimulant
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noun,
Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part:
Compare depressant (def 4).
- fantasied
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adjective,
conceived of in or as a fantasy; imagined; storied.
- indumenta
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noun,
a dense, hairy covering.
- altitudes
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noun,
the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, especially above sea level on earth.
- manualist
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noun,
an advocate of manualism.
- stimulate
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verb (used with object),
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite:
- laminates
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- mutilates
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verb (used with object),
to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts:
- matutinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.
- laminated
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- dismantle
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verb (used with object),
to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.:
- unstained
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adjective,
not stained or spotted; unsoiled.
- sultanate
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noun,
the office or rule of a sultan.
- staminate
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adjective,
having a stamen or stamens.
- Eastland
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noun,
James O(liver) 1904–86, U.S. politician: senator 1941, 1943–78.
- diluents
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noun,
a diluting substance.
- maundies
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noun,
the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- Alemanni
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noun,
a confederation of Germanic tribes, first recorded in the 3rd century a.d., that settled in the area between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and made harassing attacks against the Roman Empire.
- matildas
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noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- Faustian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Faust:
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- fatalism
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noun,
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate:
- manteaus
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noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- melanins
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noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- landsmen
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noun,
Also, landman. a person who lives or works on land.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- talesman
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noun,
a person summoned as one of the tales.
- flautist
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noun,
flutist.
- ladanums
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noun,
labdanum.
- Landsman
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noun,
Also, landman. a person who lives or works on land.
- mutilate
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verb (used with object),
to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts:
- alanines
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noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- amandine
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adjective,
served or prepared with almonds:
- linesman
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noun,
Sports.
an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- Amundsen
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noun,
Roald [roh-ahl] /ˈroʊ ɑl/ (Show IPA), 1872–1928, Norwegian explorer: discovered the South Pole in 1911.
- aluminas
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- fulmines
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verb (used with or without object),
to fulminate.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- dilatant
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adjective,
dilating; expanding.
- leadsman
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noun,
a sailor who sounds with a lead line.
- tantalum
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noun,
a gray, hard, rare, metallic element occurring in columbite and tantalite and usually associated with niobium: used, because of its resistance to corrosion by most acids, for chemical, dental, and surgical instruments and apparatus. Symbol: Ta; atomic weight: 180.948; atomic number: 73; specific gravity: 16.6.
- insulant
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noun,
an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- flattens
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Verb phrases,
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
- Tantalus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head: whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- 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.
- landfast
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adjective,
attached to or grounded on shore or land:
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- nauseant
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noun,
a nauseant agent.
- 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:
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- medalist
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- dentalia
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noun,
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
- dilatate
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adjective,
dilated; broadened.
- disannul
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verb (used with object),
to annul utterly; make void:
- lutanist
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noun,
lutenist.
- Atlantis
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noun,
a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.
- Antietam
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noun,
a creek flowing from S Pennsylvania through NW Maryland into the Potomac: Civil War battle fought near here at Sharpsburg, Maryland, in 1862.
- atlantes
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noun,
plural of atlas (def 5).
- mandates
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noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- Aleutian
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- altitude
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noun,
the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, especially above sea level on earth.
- amentias
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- fantails
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noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- Latinate
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adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- sanitate
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- filament
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noun,
a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril:
- minuends
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noun,
a number from which another is subtracted.
- adamsite
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noun,
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent.
- simulate
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- Mantinea
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noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, in Arcadia: battles 362 b.c., 223 b.c.
- Steinman
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noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- latitude
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noun,
Geography.
the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point.
a place or region as marked by this distance.
- Diamante
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noun,
a sequin, rhinestone, or other glittery ornamentation on a garment.
- inundate
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verb (used with object),
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- infantas
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noun,
a daughter of the king of Spain or of Portugal.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- Annelida
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noun,
the phylum comprising the annelids.
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- mustelid
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noun,
any of numerous carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, comprising the weasels, martens, skunks, badgers, and otters.
- Aalesund
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noun,
Ålesund.
- ultimata
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noun,
a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force.
- simulant
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- asfetida
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noun,
asafetida.
- Linnaeus
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noun,
Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- staminal
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adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- animated
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adjective,
full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous:
- mantlets
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noun,
mantelet (def 2).
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- annalist
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noun,
a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- defaults
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noun,
failure to act; inaction or neglect:
- tannates
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noun,
a salt of tannic acid.
- lindanes
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- situated
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adjective,
located; placed.
- untitled
-
adjective,
without a title:
- Isenland
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the country of Brunhild, usually identified with Iceland.
- Lausanne
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vaud, in W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva.
- metalist
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noun,
a person who works with metals.
- annelids
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- smaltite
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noun,
a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
- influent
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noun,
a tributary.
- maladies
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noun,
any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- Lutenist
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noun,
a person who plays the lute.
- unfasten
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verb (used with object),
to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- sea-maid
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noun,
a mermaid.
- dunnites
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noun,
an ammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D.
- annulate
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adjective,
formed of ringlike segments, as an annelid worm.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- laminate
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- nutmeats
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noun,
the kernel of a nut, usually edible.
- diastema
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noun,
Cell Biology. the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
- stannite
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noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- mule-fat
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noun,
a composite shrub, Baccharis viminea, of California, having willowlike leaves and clustered flowers, growing in riverbeds.
- annulets
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noun,
Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
- ultimate
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noun,
the final point; final result.
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- inflated
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adjective,
distended with air or gas; swollen.
- dalesman
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noun,
a person living in a dale or valley, especially in the northern counties of England.
- 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.
- tasteful
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adjective,
having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste:
- adulates
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verb (used with object),
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- stannate
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noun,
a salt of a stannic acid.
- faineant
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noun,
an idler.
- unlisted
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adjective,
not listed; not entered in a list or directory:
- satiated
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adjective,
satisfied, as one's appetite or desire, to the point of boredom.
- fitments
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noun,
equipment; furnishing.
- Damietta
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noun,
a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- infaunas
-
noun,
the aggregate of animals that burrow into and live in the bottom deposits of an ocean, river, or lake.
- Numantia
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Spain: besieged and taken 134–133 b.c. by Scipio the Younger.
- Mainland
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noun,
the principal land of a country, region, etc., as distinguished from adjacent islands or a peninsula:
- andantes
-
noun,
an andante movement or piece.
- Maitland
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noun,
Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- inflames
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- dentils
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- fenland
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noun,
a low area of marshy ground.
- Leftist
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noun,
a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- lineman
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noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- lensman
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noun,
a photographer.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Saladin
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noun,
(Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb) 1137–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175–93: opponent of Crusaders.
- mantlet
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noun,
mantelet (def 2).
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- stilted
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- anneals
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noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- annelid
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- mantids
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noun,
mantis.
- annuals
-
noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- mannite
-
noun,
mannitol.
- annulet
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noun,
Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- feudist
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noun,
a person who participates in a feud.
- Antaeus
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noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- manteau
-
noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- dentist
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noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- dentins
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Lafitte
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1780–c1825, French privateer in the Americas.
- ladanum
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noun,
labdanum.
- tetanus
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noun,
Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw.
Compare lockjaw.
- dentals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- tatamis
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noun,
(in Japanese houses) any of a number of thick, woven straw mats of uniform dimensions, about three feet by six feet (91 cm by 183 cm), the placing of which determines the dimensions of an interior.
- nutmeat
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noun,
the kernel of a nut, usually edible.
- malaise
-
noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- nutlets
-
noun,
a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.
- Smetana
-
noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- nutates
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- tediums
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noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- danaite
-
noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- smitten
-
verb,
a past participle of smite.
- fade-in
-
noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- Maidens
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Laudian
-
noun,
a supporter of Archbishop Laud or of Laudianism.
- Daniels
-
noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- dansant
-
noun,
thé dansant.
- Faneuil
-
noun,
Peter, 1700–43, American merchant: builder of Faneuil Hall.
- Latinus
-
noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- Dantean
-
noun,
a person who is an expert on the writings of Dante.
- defiant
-
adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- maenads
-
noun,
bacchante.
- stadial
-
noun,
stade.
- mutants
-
noun,
a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.
- stadium
-
noun,
a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- tautens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- default
-
noun,
failure to act; inaction or neglect:
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- mutates
-
verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- stamina
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- malates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- fantail
-
noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- situate
-
adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- fattens
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- manilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- laments
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- eluants
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- emanant
-
adjective,
emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.
- laminas
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Mandean
-
noun,
a member of an ancient Gnostic sect extant in Iraq.
- Lusatia
-
noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- mandate
-
noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- attains
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Attalid
-
noun,
any of a line of kings, usually named Attalus orEumenes, that ruled Pergamum, in Asia Minor, 282–133 b.c.
- attends
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- statued
-
adjective,
having or ornamented with statues:
- fatties
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- attunes
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- Malinda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- luteins
-
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.
- landman
-
noun,
landsman1 (def 1).
- landmen
-
noun,
landsman1 (def 1).
- audiles
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- malteds
-
noun,
malted milk.
- landsat
-
noun,
a U.S. scientific satellite that studies and photographs the earth's surface by using remote-sensing techniques.
- maltase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- muntins
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- stannum
-
noun,
tin.
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- fantast
-
noun,
a visionary or dreamer.
- fantasm
-
noun,
phantasm.
- fan-tan
-
noun,
Also, fan tan. Also called parliament, sevens. Cards. a game in which the players play their sevens and other cards forming sequences in the same suits as their sevens, the winner being the player who first runs out of cards.
- mantuas
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- Matilda
-
noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- filmset
-
adjective,
(of type) set on a photocomposer.
- inlands
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- funnies
-
noun,
Informal. a funny remark or story; a joke:
- Sedalia
-
noun,
a city in central Missouri.
- Alamein
-
noun,
El Alamein.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- ultimas
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- Sunnite
-
noun,
Sunni (def 1).
- fustian
-
noun,
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- funnels
-
noun,
a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
- menials
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- Dunstan
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. c925–988, English statesman: archbishop of Canterbury 961–978.
- undines
-
noun,
any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- dunnite
-
noun,
an ammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- dunlins
-
noun,
a common sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- alanine
-
noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- Melitta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mislead
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- tunnels
-
noun,
an underground passage.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- aliment
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- mundane
-
adjective,
common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
- Fulanis
-
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.
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- fulmine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to fulminate.
- Dustman
-
noun,
a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.
- medusan
-
noun,
a medusa or jellyfish.
- distant
-
adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- distent
-
adjective,
distended.
- melanin
-
noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- Samanid
-
noun,
a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- dustmen
-
noun,
a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.
- Melinda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inflate
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- inflame
-
verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- aliunde
-
adverb, adjective,
not part of or derivable from the document or instrument itself:
- indults
-
noun,
a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- lindane
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- minuend
-
noun,
a number from which another is subtracted.
- unstate
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- sandmen
-
noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- sandman
-
noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- dualism
-
noun,
the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
- duelist
-
noun,
a person who participates in a duel.
- mildens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- lindens
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- Miletus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- utensil
-
noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- duennas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- mindful
-
adjective,
attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of):
- Adamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Adam; human being.
- unnamed
-
adjective,
without a name; nameless.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- infauna
-
noun,
the aggregate of animals that burrow into and live in the bottom deposits of an ocean, river, or lake.
- dunites
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- misdeal
-
noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- unlades
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- unleads
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- satiate
-
adjective,
satiated.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- adulate
-
verb (used with object),
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- ideatum
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- unnails
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- Admetus
-
noun,
a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.
- minutes
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- infante
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- infanta
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Spain or of Portugal.
- minuets
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Idumaea
-
noun,
Greek name of Edom.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- tunnies
-
noun,
tuna1 .
- medials
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- amitate
-
noun,
a close social relationship between a paternal aunt and her niece.
- suimate
-
noun,
self-mate.
- amulets
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- tsunami
-
noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- flamens
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- namaste
-
noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- Almaden
-
noun,
a town in Spain: mercury mines.
- anadems
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- aminate
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- flatten
-
Verb phrases,
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
- flaunts
-
noun,
the act of flaunting.
- amidate
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into an amide.
- amidase
-
noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- sulfate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- anemias
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- tannate
-
noun,
a salt of tannic acid.
- finales
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- student
-
noun,
a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil:
- stunted
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- Finland
-
noun,
Finnish Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Capital: Helsinki.
- fitment
-
noun,
equipment; furnishing.
- indents
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- Nemunas
-
noun,
Lithuanian name of Neman.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- fistula
-
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.
- saltant
-
adjective,
dancing; leaping; jumping.
- andante
-
noun,
an andante movement or piece.
- anatine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- tuladis
-
noun,
lake trout.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Almeida
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-seesh-koo duh] /frɑ̃ˈsiʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.
- sundial
-
noun,
an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun.
- flutist
-
noun,
a flute player.
- Sultana
-
noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- tamales
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- alumina
-
noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- sulfite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of sulfurous acid.
- intens.
-
- nanduti
-
noun,
a fine, intricate lace made in Paraguay, usually of cotton, and resembling a spiderweb.
- alunite
-
noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- sulfide
-
noun,
a compound of sulfur with a more electropositive element or, less often, a group.
- stamin-
-
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- Mauldin
-
noun,
William Henry ("Bill") 1921–2003, U.S. political cartoonist.
- Ameslan
-
noun,
American Sign Language.
- diluent
-
noun,
a diluting substance.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- Eastman
-
noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- muletas
-
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.
- maudlin
-
adjective,
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental:
- dilutes
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- ennuis
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- Linden
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- nidana
-
noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- 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.
- suttle
-
adjective,
a frequent misspelling of subtle.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- dulias
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- suited
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Tadema
-
noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- Lieut.
-
- nudism
-
noun,
the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
- nemat-
-
- dunite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- dunlin
-
noun,
a common sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- duties
-
noun,
something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- Dunant
-
noun,
Jean Henri [French zhahn ahn-ree] /French ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1828–1910, Swiss banker and philanthropist: founder of the Red Cross; Nobel Peace Prize 1901.
- Ennius
-
noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- Dustin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- lauans
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- 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.
- fluted
-
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.
- fluids
-
noun,
a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- fluent
-
adjective,
spoken or written with ease:
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- flames
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- salted
-
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.
- fitted
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- 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.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- flamen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- 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.
- flaunt
-
noun,
the act of flaunting.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- 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.
- fleams
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- 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.
- 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.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- indef.
-
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- indues
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- sandal
-
noun,
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- indult
-
noun,
a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- induna
-
noun,
an official functionary of a king or chief in South African Bantu societies.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- 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:
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- 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.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- funest
-
adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- funnel
-
noun,
a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
- fusain
-
noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- Fuseli
-
noun,
(John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- fustet
-
noun,
the smoke tree, Cotinus coggygria.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- futile
-
adjective,
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- infula
-
noun,
one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- finned
-
noun,
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
- numina
-
noun,
plural of numen.
- Faisal
-
noun,
(Faisal Abdul-Aziz al Saud al Faisal) 1904–75, king of Saudi Arabia 1964–75 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Saud).
- Landau
-
noun,
a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.
- faults
-
noun,
a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- faulds
-
noun,
a piece below the breastplate, composed of lames and corresponding to the culet in back.
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- fatsia
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Fatima
-
noun,
a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- Landus
-
noun,
Lando.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- famine
-
noun,
extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- nutlet
-
noun,
a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.
- falsie
-
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
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- 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.
- 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.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- numis.
-
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- faenas
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- failed
-
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.
- nutant
-
adjective,
drooping; nodding.
- faunas
-
noun,
the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- fiends
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Fields
-
noun,
W. C (William Claude Dukenfield) 1880–1946, U.S. vaudeville and motion-picture comedian.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- 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.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- salade
-
noun,
sallet.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- lameds
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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:
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- felids
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- Fianna
-
plural noun,
the Fenians.
- fenman
-
noun,
a dweller in the Fens of England.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- sinful
-
adjective,
characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked:
- feudal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or like the feudal system, or its political, military, social, and economic structure.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- audits
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- audile
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- tunnel
-
noun,
an underground passage.
- muntin
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- 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.
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- mudfat
-
adjective,
(of animals) very fat.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- manful
-
adjective,
having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- Manaus
-
noun,
Manáos.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- Tiamat
-
noun,
an Akkadian goddess, the consort of Apsu and mother of the gods.
- Mandan
-
noun,
a member of a Siouan people of North Dakota.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- mannas
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- medius
-
noun,
the middle finger.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- melan-
-
- Aleman
-
noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- Danaus
-
noun,
a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- damsel
-
noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- 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.
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- damans
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Medusa
-
noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Malden
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- 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.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- malate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Medit.
-
- dalasi
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- alumin
-
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Tuinal
-
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- manual
-
noun,
a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
- tufted
-
noun,
a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- manuf.
-
- titled
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- amused
-
adjective,
pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- amusia
-
noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- multi-
-
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Andean
-
adjective,
of or like the Andes.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- matted
-
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.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- tuladi
-
noun,
lake trout.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- maunds
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Amadis
-
noun,
a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- muftis
-
noun,
civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumna
-
noun,
a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- tinned
-
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.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- 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.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- anneal
-
noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- annual
-
noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- annuls
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- 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.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- 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.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- 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.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- tedium
-
noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Luanda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning “melody.”.
- unmans
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- Luanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- metal.
-
- lumens
-
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.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- unmade
-
adjective,
not made.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- unlaid
-
adjective,
not laid or placed:
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- afield
-
adverb,
abroad; away from home.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- aflame
-
adjective,
on fire; ablaze:
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- 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.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- natant
-
adjective,
swimming; floating.
- tafias
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- duenna
-
noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Minden
-
noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- milden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- 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.
- dismal
-
noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- Talmud
-
noun,
the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- dilute
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- 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.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- Delius
-
noun,
Frederick, 1862–1934, English composer.
- Delium
-
noun,
an ancient seaport in Greece, in Boeotia: the Boeotians defeated the Athenians here 424 b.c.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- delfts
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tatami
-
noun,
(in Japanese houses) any of a number of thick, woven straw mats of uniform dimensions, about three feet by six feet (91 cm by 183 cm), the placing of which determines the dimensions of an interior.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- Deanna
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Diana.
- lutein
-
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.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- taunts
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- tauted
-
adjective,
(especially of wood or hair) tangled or matted together.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- daunts
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- mutate
-
verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- datums
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- maenad
-
noun,
bacchante.
- mutant
-
noun,
a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.
- mafias
-
noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- denti-
-
- Undset
-
noun,
Sigrid [sig-rid;; Norwegian si-gri] /ˈsɪg rɪd;; Norwegian ˈsɪ grɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel prize 1928.
- Undine
-
noun,
any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.
- undies
-
plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- unfits
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- inst.
-
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- salud
-
interjection,
(used after a person has sneezed or as a toast.)
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- 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.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Matt.
-
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MSEnt
-
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- 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.
- maund
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- meta-
-
- mauds
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Mufti
-
noun,
civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
- Melia
-
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- 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.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- nudi-
-
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Nafud
-
noun,
Nefud Desert.
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- mutts
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- 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.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- natl.
-
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LittM
-
- neut.
-
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- 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.
- naut.
-
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- ludes
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- 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.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- leuds
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- lauds
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- manna
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Munda
-
noun,
a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- Ital.
-
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- mast-
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- muted
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Mafia
-
noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- 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.
- Maidu
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- 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.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- male-
-
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- Tatum
-
noun,
Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Delft
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- 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.
- tiled
-
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.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Teut.
-
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Aust.
-
- Tenn.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- 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.
- dulse
-
noun,
a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Duala
-
noun,
Douala.
- duals
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- duels
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- duits
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Dumas
-
noun,
Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), ("Dumas père") 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre, (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
- Dunne
-
noun,
Finley Peter [fin-lee] /ˈfɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, U.S. humorist.
- dunts
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- sulfa
-
noun,
sulfa drug.
- sulf-
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dent.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Deut.
-
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- dial.
-
- dist.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diam.
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- 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:
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- ASEAN
-
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- ulent
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ulama
-
plural noun,
the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- 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.
- alfas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- 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.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- Unit.
-
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- aden-
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 30-30
-
- utend
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- USLTA
-
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- adsum
-
interjection,
I am present.
- adult
-
noun,
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- aemia
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anim.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anis-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- anat.
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- 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.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- alti-
-
- tumid
-
adjective,
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- alum.
-
- 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.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- anal.
-
- AMEDS
-
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amid-
-
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- 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.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- 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.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- 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.
- fatal
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly:
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- 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.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- 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.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Falda
-
noun,
a white silk vestment extending from the waist to the ground, worn over the cassock by the pope on solemn occasions.
- fluid
-
noun,
a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
- flues
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- fauld
-
noun,
a piece below the breastplate, composed of lames and corresponding to the culet in back.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- famed
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- fa-la
-
noun,
a text or refrain in old songs.
- seti-
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- fumes
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- fumed
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- self-
-
- Fulas
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- semi-
-
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- filum
-
noun,
a threadlike structure; filament.
- faena
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- Faial
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- 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.
- fuels
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- fault
-
noun,
a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- feti-
-
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- 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.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Fidel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- 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.
- Field
-
noun,
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- films
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Fiume
-
noun,
Italian name of Rijeka.
- flame
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- Fauna
-
noun,
the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
- Flem.
-
- 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.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- flied
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- 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.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- flams
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- 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:
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- felid
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- 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.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- IATSE
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- 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.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- 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.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- fusil
-
noun,
a light flintlock musket.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- emuls
-
- funds
-
noun,
a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose:
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Sedum
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- mult
-
- 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.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- USDA
-
- 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.
- Saml
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- Tues
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- 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.
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- USNA
-
- USMA
-
- 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.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- tuft
-
noun,
a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- USIA
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- 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.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- UNEF
-
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- uni-
-
- 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.
- MNAS
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sat.
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- muds
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- mis-
-
- MSIE
-
- Sam.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- MSAE
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Sem.
-
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- NASD
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- 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).
- NTIA
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Ste.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tasm
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NDSL
-
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- 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.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- mutt
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- 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.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- 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.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- 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.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- 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.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Tit.
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- mun.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- std.
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- MusD
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- mus.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Esd.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- fam.
-
- FAdm
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- 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.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- min.
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- 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.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fed.
-
- end-
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- 1080
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- emia
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- EDTA
-
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- fedn
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Fuls
-
noun,
Fulani.
- fume
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- fund
-
noun,
a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose:
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fut.
-
- Ind.
-
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- IndE
-
- Inf.
-
- infl
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Fula
-
noun,
Fulani.
- fuds
-
noun,
a fuddy-duddy.
- fem.
-
- Fin.
-
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- feud
-
noun,
Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- 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.
- filt
-
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- FNMA
-
- 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.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fla.
-
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- fld.
-
- 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.
- fled
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of flee.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dis-
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- amt.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Amal
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- amdt
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- amus
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Anas
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ands
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ann.
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Alis
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AFAM
-
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adm.
-
- aet.
-
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIME
-
- AInd
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Ald.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Aldm
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALFA
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ANTU
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Den.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- def.
-
- defs
-
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Dem.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dat.
-
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dif-
-
- dim.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ASME
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- att.
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- 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.
- attn
-
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- aud.
-
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- Danl
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- 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.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- MALS
-
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mal-
-
- MALD
-
- 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.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Man.
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- ment
-
- 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:
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- 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.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- men-
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- mes-
-
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- 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.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- 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.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- MDES
-
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- mdse
-
- mdnt
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- meas
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- 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.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- lin.
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lat.
-
- med.
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- 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.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Mid.
-
- 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.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- 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).
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- midn
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- MAEd
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- met.
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lit.
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lani
-
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Ltd.
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- mfd.
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Me.
-
- TIA
-
- di.
-
- ASN
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- DIL
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Md.
-
- TID
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- at.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ASM
-
- ASU
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ast
-
- ATA
-
- DFT
-
- NAA
-
- DFM
-
- DEA
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- 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.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- MAA
-
- DAE
-
- DSM
-
- de-
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- DFA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- AUA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NSF
-
- 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.
- NAD
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- MSL
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- DET
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- TSE
-
- ASI
-
- mi.
-
- MIE
-
- AFA
-
- AFL
-
- AFM
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Une
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AEF
-
- MFT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- MFS
-
- UMT
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- MFA
-
- ult
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- uti
-
- Am.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ad-
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Af.
-
- USN
-
- USM
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- AAE
-
- AAF
-
- AAM
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAU
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- uns
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADF
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- MIT
-
- UIT
-
- 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.
- Mt.
-
- AMU
-
- TSI
-
- MSF
-
- TNT
-
- MSI
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- MSN
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- MST
-
- ANF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- MTF
-
- Tu.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- MTS
-
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- 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.
- MDT
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- MUF
-
- ase
-
- TTS
-
- MSE
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- MLF
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ALM
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLD
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- tue
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ALU
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- AME
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- 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.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MSA
-
- MSD
-
- AMS
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- SMA
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- 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.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- FDA
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- SLE
-
- IMF
-
- Les
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- SLA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- FET
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Fia
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- in.
-
- NIA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- eu-
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NES
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LaF
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SNU
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ine
-
- NFS
-
- FAA
-
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SAE
-
- 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:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NFD
-
- NFL
-
- SMD
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- ETS
-
- sd.
-
- FUD
-
noun,
a fuddy-duddy.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- SED
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- id.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ITU
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ft.
-
- FSA
-
- ILS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- NLF
-
- il-
-
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- NNE
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- fm.
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- sfm
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NUL
-
- SAA
-
- NUM
-
- Ld.
-
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- ide
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ISA
-
- ite
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- LDS
-
- La.
-
- LMT
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- IUD
-
- ITA
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ESU
-
- ead
-
- 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:
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- DSA
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- DLS
-
- DMA
-
- DML
-
- TAL
-
- DMS
-
- DMT
-
- DNA
-
- DST
-
- LSI
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Du.
-
- LTA
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- LST
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- LSM
-
- DUI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ed.
-
- NDE
-
- STL
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- STI
-
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ise
-
- EMF
-
- LIM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- EMT
-
- 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-
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Lif
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ESA
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ESL
-
- STM
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- ial
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- EDT
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ef-
-
- ist
-
- suf
-
- efl
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EIS
-
- Isl
-
- L2
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- L.
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SL
-
- SM
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TN
-
- SA
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SU
-
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DF
-
- dl
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- LM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- NF
-
- NI
-
- ln
-
- DN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- DM
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- S.
-
- NM
-
- i.
-
- MF
-
- UL
-
- UI
-
- fn
-
- Ud
-
- U.
-
- le
-
- SF
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NL
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- MN
-
- TT
-
- FE
-
- TM
-
- TL
-
- LF
-
- SN
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FD
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.