Anagrams of infinitesimals
Word infinitesimals has
1159 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of infinitesimals.
- antimissile
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adjective,
designed or used in defense against guided enemy missiles.
- infantilism
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noun,
the persistence in an adult of markedly childish anatomical, physiological, or psychological characteristics.
- finalities
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
- semifinals
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noun,
a semifinal contest or round.
- insanities
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noun,
the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- 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.
- infinities
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noun,
the quality or state of being infinite.
- manifests
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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.
- alienisms
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noun,
alienage.
- alienists
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- semifinal
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noun,
a semifinal contest or round.
- inanities
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noun,
lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- finalisms
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
- 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.
- mainlines
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- falsities
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noun,
the quality or condition of being false; incorrectness; untruthfulness; treachery.
- 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.
- Stalinism
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noun,
the principles of communism associated with Joseph Stalin, characterized especially by the extreme suppression of dissident political or ideological views, the concentration of power in one person, and an aggressive international policy.
- leninists
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- infinites
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noun,
something that is infinite.
- infantile
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish:
- 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.
- infinite
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noun,
something that is infinite.
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- 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.
- Steinman
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noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- Leninism
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noun,
the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- 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).
- minifies
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verb (used with object),
to make less.
- 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.
- mainline
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- feminist
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noun,
an advocate of such rights.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- inflames
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- 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.
- filament
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noun,
a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril:
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- 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.
- 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.
- elitisms
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- infamies
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noun,
extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act:
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- salifies
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verb (used with object),
to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- flimsies
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noun,
a thin kind of paper, especially for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- finalism
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- antilife
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adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- salients
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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.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- 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:
- samlets
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noun,
a young salmon.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- Stinnes
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noun,
Hugo [hoo-gaw;; English hyoo-goh] /ˈhu gɔ;; English ˈhyu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1924, German industrialist.
- stamin-
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- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- instils
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- intens.
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- stifles
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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.
- simians
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- isatins
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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.
- inseams
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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.
- fatness
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noun,
the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
- fiestas
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- 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.
- silanes
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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.
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- sennits
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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.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- filmset
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adjective,
(of type) set on a photocomposer.
- flamens
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- fitness
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noun,
health.
- siennas
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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)
- fissile
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adjective,
capable of being split or divided; cleavable.
- fastens
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verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- 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.
- inflame
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- similes
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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.
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- finials
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- filasse
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noun,
any of various vegetable fibers, other than cotton, processed for manufacture into yarn.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- infests
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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:
- 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).
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- stimies
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noun,
stymie.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- nifties
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noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- lineman
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noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- listens
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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:
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- 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.
- nanisms
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noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- Mitanni
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noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- missile
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noun,
an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- misfile
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verb (used with object),
to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
- 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.
- Melissa
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- aimless
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adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- tinsels
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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.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- 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.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- 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.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- lensman
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noun,
a photographer.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- 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)
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- Finsen
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noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- fissi-
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- melan-
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- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- itself
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pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- flamen
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- 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.
- Minnis
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noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- misfit
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noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- 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.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- fleams
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noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- massif
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noun,
a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.
- flints
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noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flites
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- missal
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- finite
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noun,
something that is finite.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- finial
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- fiesta
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- metal.
-
- 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.
- salmis
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noun,
salmi.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- messan
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noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- sennas
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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.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- mensas
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- finals
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noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- 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.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- Minnie
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noun,
mother; mom.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Lemass
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noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- Linnet
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- 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.
- nemat-
-
- satins
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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.
- netman
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noun,
a tennis player.
- inline
-
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.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Inness
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noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- saints
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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.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- intine
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- 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.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- 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.
- manses
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- 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.
- Iletin
-
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Mannie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Mannes
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noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- infant
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noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- 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.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- 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.
- infin.
-
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- milit.
-
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- falsie
-
noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- famine
-
noun,
extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- smiles
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- smelts
-
noun,
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- smalts
-
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.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- slimes
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- slates
-
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.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- feists
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- feasts
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- fenman
-
noun,
a dweller in the Fens of England.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- nests
-
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.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- assn.
-
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- safes
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- anis-
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- 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.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- 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.
- 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.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- sails
-
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.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Melia
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Minn.
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- 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.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- 30-30
-
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- 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.
- meta-
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- mesas
-
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.
- Miss.
-
- mast-
-
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- MSEnt
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- 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.
- 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.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- salts
-
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.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- natl.
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- amin-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- alti-
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Tenn.
-
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- male-
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mists
-
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.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- asst.
-
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- semi-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- IATSE
-
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- 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.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- seti-
-
- 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.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- seats
-
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.
- selfs
-
noun,
a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- seifs
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- self-
-
- Flem.
-
- fleam
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- init.
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- films
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- 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.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- simas
-
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.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- 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:
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- flams
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- flame
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- fists
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- sines
-
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.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- fasts
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- sifts
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, 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.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- imit.
-
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- inst.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
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.
- 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.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Sans.
-
- Ital.
-
- 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.
- sanit
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SASE
-
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sat.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 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.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- mis-
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- SMSA
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- 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.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Saml
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- min.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- Tasm
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sem.
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- MNAS
-
- MSAE
-
- MSIE
-
- MSTS
-
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Sam.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- NTIA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- 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):
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 1080
-
- 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).
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- ASTM
-
- FNMA
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- ESIS
-
- ates
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- 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.
- enl.
-
- 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.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ANSI
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- inae
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- asis
-
- 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.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- ASME
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- est.
-
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- emia
-
- ile-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ISSN
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- 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.
- 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.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- ELAS
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Lat.
-
- Lam.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- mil.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- itis
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- ant.
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- MALS
-
- 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.
- mal-
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fem.
-
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- 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.
- mes-
-
- ment
-
- men-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Man.
-
- meas
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- aet.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- 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.
- AISI
-
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Fla.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fam.
-
- amt.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- 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.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- filt
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Alis
-
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Fin.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- 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.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- SSE
-
- EMF
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- SLA
-
- SMS
-
- EMT
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- en-
-
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- SMA
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SLE
-
- ETS
-
- SSI
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SSM
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- TIA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ae.
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- Af.
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- AEF
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AFL
-
- AFM
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- 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.
- ANF
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SSN
-
- STI
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- EIS
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- 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
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- TAL
-
- ast
-
- ea.
-
- at.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STM
-
- STL
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NES
-
- 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.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NNE
-
- NMI
-
- NLF
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lif
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- 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.
- LIM
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFL
-
- MSL
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SAE
-
- MLF
-
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MFT
-
- MFS
-
- MFA
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- NSF
-
- MSN
-
- MTS
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- MTF
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSI
-
- MNA
-
- MSF
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- NSA
-
- TSS
-
- Les
-
- IMF
-
- IAS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- in.
-
- ial
-
- ine
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- ise
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- FET
-
- Fia
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Fl.
-
- sfm
-
- fm.
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- FSA
-
- ft.
-
- ISA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LMT
-
- La.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ite
-
- Lt.
-
- ITA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LaF
-
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- LM
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- T1
-
- SA
-
- t.
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- MF
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- S.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SL
-
- TL
-
- TM
-
- SM
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MN
-
- NL
-
- fn
-
- NI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- L.
-
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- NF
-
- le
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- L2
-
- SN
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- LF
-
- ln
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- FE
-
- NM
-