Anagrams of infinitesimal
Word infinitesimal has
951 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of infinitesimal.
- infantilism
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noun,
the persistence in an adult of markedly childish anatomical, physiological, or psychological characteristics.
- infinities
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noun,
the quality or state of being infinite.
- finalities
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
- initialism
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noun,
a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately, as FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- infantile
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish:
- infinites
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noun,
something that is infinite.
- laminitis
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noun,
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- semifinal
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noun,
a semifinal contest or round.
- mainlines
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- inanities
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noun,
lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- liniments
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noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- infinite
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noun,
something that is infinite.
- finalism
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- 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.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- anilines
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- antilife
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adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- infamies
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noun,
extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act:
- Steinman
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noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- finalist
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noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- filiates
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- filament
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noun,
a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril:
- militias
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- feminist
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noun,
an advocate of such rights.
- minifies
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verb (used with object),
to make less.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- families
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noun,
a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not:
a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for:
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- inflames
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- mainline
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- Leninism
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noun,
the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- liniment
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noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- inflame
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- nifties
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noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- stamin-
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- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- militia
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- misfile
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verb (used with object),
to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Mitanni
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noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- filiate
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- flamens
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- filmset
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adjective,
(of type) set on a photocomposer.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- lineman
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noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- finials
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- aniline
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- lensman
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noun,
a photographer.
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- intens.
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- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- melanin
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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.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- finals
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noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- Linnet
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- finial
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- fiesta
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- milit.
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- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- festal
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adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Minnis
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noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minnie
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noun,
mother; mom.
- faints
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noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- falsie
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noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- famine
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noun,
extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- Fannie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Mannie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- fasten
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verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Mannes
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noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- feints
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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:
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Fenian
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noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- fenman
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noun,
a dweller in the Fens of England.
- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- finite
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noun,
something that is finite.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- infant
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noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- intine
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- infest
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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:
- infin.
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- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- misfit
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noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- inline
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noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Finsen
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noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- stifle
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noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- flames
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noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- fleams
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noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- flints
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noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- metal.
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- flites
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- itself
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pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- melan-
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- Iletin
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- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- flamen
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- sienna
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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)
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Tiflis
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noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- elints
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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.
- 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.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- elfins
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noun,
an elf.
- nemat-
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- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
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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.
- 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.
- tennis
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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.
- anenst
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preposition,
anent (def 2).
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Nantes
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- nanism
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noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- netman
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noun,
a tennis player.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tinman
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tinmen
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- linns
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noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- anent
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preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Senna
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noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Melia
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- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- slime
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- smile
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smalt
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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
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noun,
snail mail.
- 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.
- amin-
-
- semi-
-
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Islam
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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.
- melts
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- limit
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Tenn.
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- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- smite
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- menat
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noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- Names
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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.
- 30-30
-
- Misti
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noun,
El Misti.
- Ital.
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- seti-
-
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- T-man
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noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- init.
-
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- anim.
-
- anils
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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.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- male-
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- 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.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- 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.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- 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.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- imit.
-
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- 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.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- mast-
-
- alti-
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- 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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- feti-
-
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- 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.
- 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.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- 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.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- films
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- 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.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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.
- sanit
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- Minn.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- 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.
- mini-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- MSEnt
-
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Flem.
-
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- flame
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flams
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- IATSE
-
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- 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.
- fleam
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- self-
-
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- meta-
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 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.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- men-
-
- ment
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mis-
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mil.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- 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.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saml
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- MNAS
-
- Sat.
-
- MSAE
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MSIE
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- meas
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- met.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- mal-
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- min.
-
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- 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.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Man.
-
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Sem.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EFTA
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- fam.
-
- Tasm
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- 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.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- fem.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- 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.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Fin.
-
- 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.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- AISI
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- 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.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- aet.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ASTM
-
- ASME
-
- AMLS
-
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- amt.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- filt
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- 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.
- Lat.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- 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.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- 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.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- 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:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- 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.
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- 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.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- itis
-
- FNMA
-
- Inf.
-
- inae
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- Fla.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- infl
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ins.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- 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.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- NSA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- STL
-
- NNE
-
- STI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- 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.
- NLF
-
- sfm
-
- SLA
-
- TSE
-
- NMI
-
- STM
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SAE
-
- se-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SMA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Sta
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TIA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- St.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- TAL
-
- SLE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- LIM
-
- TSI
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Fl.
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Fia
-
- FET
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- 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.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FSA
-
- ETS
-
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMF
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- fm.
-
- ft.
-
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ine
-
- in.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IMF
-
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- La.
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ALM
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AFS
-
- AME
-
- AFM
-
- AFL
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEF
-
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Af.
-
- Am.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- at.
-
- AMS
-
- ast
-
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ite
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- mi.
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Lt.
-
- MFT
-
- MFS
-
- MFA
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- NSF
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- mtn
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MIE
-
- NEA
-
- MTS
-
- MTF
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSF
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MIT
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MLS
-
- MLF
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- ne-
-
- MSL
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- 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.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LaF
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- 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.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Lif
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- MTI
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- NIA
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- LTA
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
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- NES
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NFL
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- NFS
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- LST
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- LSI
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- LMT
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- LSM
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- SM
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- S.
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- SL
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- TL
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- N.
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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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SA
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- TM
-
- NF
-
- TN
-
- 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.
- NI
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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.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- fn
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- L.
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- L1
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- L2
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- le
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- NM
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- SN
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- LF
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- LM
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- ln
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- i.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
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- EI
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- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FE
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MF
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- MN
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- NL
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