Anagrams of imbalance
Word imbalance has
468 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of imbalance.
- ambiance
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noun,
the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu:
- calamine
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- amicable
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adjective,
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable:
- Caliban
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noun,
the ugly, beastlike slave of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- alembic
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- namable
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adjective,
nameable.
- amiable
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adjective,
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
- Abelian
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adjective,
of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- Balmain
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noun,
Pierre (Alexandre) [pyer a-lek-sahn-druh] /pyɛr a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1914–82, French fashion designer.
- manacle
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- Alamein
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noun,
El Alamein.
- Balance
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noun,
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- amebic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- Amelia
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noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- melan-
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- cambia
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noun,
a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cabman
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noun,
cabdriver.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- caiman
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- camail
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- cabane
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noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- maniac
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noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Anemia
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- nimble
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adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- anlace
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noun,
anelace.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- animal
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noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- lamina
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- becalm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Aleman
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noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Abelia
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noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Bianca
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- bimane
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noun,
a bimanous animal.
- I-beam
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noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- cabmen
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noun,
cabdriver.
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- cabin
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noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Cabal
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noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Melba
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noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- blame
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noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blain
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- binal
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adjective,
double; twofold.
- bania
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- banal
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adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- Baiae
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noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Melia
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- Camel
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noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- encl.
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- Icel.
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- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- incl.
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- in-lb
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- limba
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Embla
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noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- Liman
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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.
- Laban
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noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- labia
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noun,
plural of labium.
- lamia
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Lanai
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Liana
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Mabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Caleb
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noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- climb
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noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- mania
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Camb.
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- canal
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noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Canea
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Ceiba
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cine-
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- claim
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clime
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noun,
climate.
- Elman
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noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- male-
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- 30-30
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- Malan
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noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- Maine
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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.
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Blanc
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Nabal
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noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- anal.
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- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- AMICE
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- ameba
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noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- Amble
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noun,
an ambling gait.
- ambi-
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- amain
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adverb,
with full force.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
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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.
- aecia
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- aemia
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- Naima
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Alban
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noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- abeam
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adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- amin-
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- anim.
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- anima
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noun,
soul; life.
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- alani
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plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Lima
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Elam
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noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Lane
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noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Main
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noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- name
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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.
- mail
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maia
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noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Mael
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noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- NICE
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noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- elan
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lice
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noun,
plural of louse.
- Lana
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elba
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noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- lace
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lame
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noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Mace
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Elia
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noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Lamb
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noun,
a young sheep.
- Lani
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- Lib.
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- acne
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Clem
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Mina
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Alai
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noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- clam
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noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
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noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Lean
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- alae
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noun,
plural of ala.
- Clea
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Ala.
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- mal-
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- nail
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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.
- AIME
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- lea.
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- cml.
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- Mali
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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.
- Aiea
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noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Nama
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noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Nile
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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.
- Mac-
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- acme
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noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Neil
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- inae
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- able
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Line
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noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- ile-
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- abl.
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- Abie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABEL
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noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Lina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Inc.
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- Ice.
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- Inca
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- lain
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lin.
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- limn
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Neal
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noun,
a male given name.
- lime
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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.
- limb
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noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Lab.
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- NCAA
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- ICBM
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- acle
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noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- LAMA
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noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lien
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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.
- emic
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adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
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noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- acea
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- enc.
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- enl.
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- M-16
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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.
- IAEA
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- ical
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- M-14
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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.
- Man.
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- laic
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noun,
one of the laity.
- iamb
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Lam.
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- iana
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- Iban
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noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ible
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- emia
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- Alan
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noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Mana
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noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- men-
-
- beam
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noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Bean
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noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bela
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noun,
a male given name.
- BEMA
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noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Beni
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noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- ance
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- Bice
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noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Biel
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noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Mic.
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- bile
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noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- anba
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noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Alb.
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- Anam
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noun,
Annam.
- bine
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noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- blae
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adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Amie
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noun,
a female friend.
- Lena
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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.
- Beal
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noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Anil
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- amic
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adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Bail
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noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- min.
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- MiNE
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mile
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noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mil.
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- Baal
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noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- mien
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Bael
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noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- bal.
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- bani
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noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bala
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noun,
Bilhah.
- Bale
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noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
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noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- balm
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noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- MICE
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noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- banc
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noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bane
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noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- blin
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noun,
singular of blini.
- bin-
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- 1080
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- Cain
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- NACA
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- Albi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- cane
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noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ALBM
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- Cana
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noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- alme
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noun,
almah.
- Can.
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- AMBA
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noun,
anba.
- Cami
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noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Alma
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noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Cal.
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- nabe
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noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- calm
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noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Came
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noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Alec
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noun,
a herring.
- Aman
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noun,
Haman.
- Amal
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- Alea
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Amen
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Mani
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noun,
Manes.
- Ceil
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- mane
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noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Cela
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noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Mela
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- meal
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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.
- Alba
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noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- CBEL
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- mean
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- cen.
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NIA
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- NIM
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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.
- MIE
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- LIM
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- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ml.
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- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- nib
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noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- MNE
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- NEC
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- NAA
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- Mab
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noun,
Queen Mab.
- MAA
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- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- M-1
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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.
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- NbE
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- MCI
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- Me.
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- Mc-
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- NAB
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NEB
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noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- MBE
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- MNA
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- NBA
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- mi.
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- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MLA
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- MIB
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noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- ne-
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- NBC
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- NEA
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- NMI
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- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- BEA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- BAA
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noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
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- BCL
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- be-
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- BEM
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- bl.
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- Bac
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- Bai
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noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAM
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noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Ban
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noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- bec
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- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Bel
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noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Ben
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noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- bi-
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- Bia
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
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- BLA
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- ble
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- BLM
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- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- BMI
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- Bn.
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- ca.
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- ANC
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- AME
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- cl.
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- ABM
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- Am.
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- ab-
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- ABA
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noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ac-
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- AIA
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- al.
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- AMA
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noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- AAE
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- AAM
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- ABC
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noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abe
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noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abn
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- AMC
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- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ae.
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- AEA
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- AEC
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- AIC
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- ail
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verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
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noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ALC
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- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
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- Amb
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- CBE
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- BME
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- CAA
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- Ia.
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- ECM
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELM
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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.
- en-
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- lb.
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plural,
pound.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAC
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ial
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- LCI
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- CAB
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noun,
a taxicab.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
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- IBN
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- il-
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- La.
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- ine
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ECA
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- LCA
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- ec-
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- CLI
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- CAI
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- CAM
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noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CEA
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- CIA
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- CIB
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- EbN
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- CIM
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- cle
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- CIE
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- CMA
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- EAA
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- LCM
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- ean
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- EAM
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- in.
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- CNM
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- ea.
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- L1
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- L2
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- le
-
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- L.
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- NL
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- NM
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- N.
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- LM
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- B-
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- CM
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- CE
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- CB
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Eb
-
- BM
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- BC
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- i.
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- ln
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- ic
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- MN
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NB
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- NC
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- NI
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- MB
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- EI
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