Anagrams of informalities
Word informalities has
2589 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of informalities.
- eliminators
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noun,
a person or thing that eliminates.
- ministerial
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adjective,
pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- Orientalism
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noun,
a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
- matrilinies
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noun,
the tracing of descent through the mother's line of a family.
- militaries
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noun,
the military.
the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively:
- molarities
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noun,
the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- finalities
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
- moralities
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noun,
conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- first-name
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noun,
given name.
- first-line
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adjective,
available for immediate service, especially combat service:
- minorities
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noun,
the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- St-Emilion
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noun,
a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
- eliminator
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noun,
a person or thing that eliminates.
- limonites
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noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- Orleanist
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noun,
a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- lineiform
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- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- serotinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- filiation
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noun,
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- lentiform
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adjective,
lenticular.
- nitrifies
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verb (used with object),
to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, especially by bacterial action.
- manifesto
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noun,
a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- mortifies
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verb (used with object),
to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- almonries
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noun,
the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.
- mestranol
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noun,
an estrogen, C 21 H 26 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- misorient
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verb (used with object),
to orient wrongly or improperly.
- mirlitons
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noun,
kazoo.
- alimonies
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noun,
Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
- flatirons
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noun,
a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- trinomial
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adjective,
Algebra. consisting of or pertaining to three terms.
- semifinal
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noun,
a semifinal contest or round.
- Trasimeno
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noun,
a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- frailties
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noun,
the quality or state of being frail.
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- rolamites
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- tramlines
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- 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.
- relations
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- trailsmen
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noun,
a person who follows a trail.
- formalins
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noun,
a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- reflation
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noun,
restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Montreal
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noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- ensiform
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adjective,
sword-shaped; xiphoid.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- mistrial
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noun,
a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- semolina
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- mirliton
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noun,
kazoo.
- minstrel
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noun,
a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- moralist
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noun,
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- antilife
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adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- rifleman
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noun,
a soldier armed with a rifle.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- ramifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- raftsmen
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noun,
a person who manages or is employed on a raft.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- ratifies
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verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Minorite
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noun,
Friar Minor.
- foliates
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- foramens
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noun,
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- limiters
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- flatiron
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noun,
a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- floaters
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noun,
a person or thing that floats.
- lamister
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noun,
lamster.
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- foilsman
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noun,
a person who fences with a foil.
- foilsmen
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noun,
a person who fences with a foil.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- foremast
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noun,
the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- foresail
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noun,
the lowermost sail on a foremast.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- Formalin
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noun,
a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- formants
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noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- formates
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noun,
a salt or ester of formic acid.
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- informal
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adjective,
without formality or ceremony; casual:
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- inflames
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verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- infamies
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noun,
extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act:
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Friesian
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adjective, noun,
Frisian.
- frontals
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- limonite
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noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- minifies
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verb (used with object),
to make less.
- feminist
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noun,
an advocate of such rights.
- mineral.
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- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- Fairmont
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noun,
a city in W West Virginia.
- 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.
- setiform
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adjective,
bristle-shaped; setaceous.
- 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.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- farnesol
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noun,
a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
- Masonite
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- martinis
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- 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.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- fermions
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noun,
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
- 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.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- filament
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noun,
a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril:
- 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).
- filister
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noun,
fillister.
- Lorestan
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noun,
Luristan.
- finalism
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
- 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.
- finestra
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noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- loftsmen
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noun,
a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- loftsman
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noun,
a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- 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:
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- Trilafon
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- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- trefoils
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- almoners
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- tinfoils
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- airfoils
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noun,
any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- maftirs
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noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- 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).
- 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.
- melano-
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- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- meltons
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noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- merlins
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merlons
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noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- merlots
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- manifer
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noun,
a gauntlet for protecting the left hand when holding the reins of a horse.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- fermion
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noun,
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
- Marisol
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noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- maltose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- tinfoil
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- femoral
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated at, in, or near the thigh or femur.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- fantoms
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- frontal
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- misfire
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noun,
an act or instance of misfiring.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- morales
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- mortals
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noun,
a human being.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Mistral
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- falters
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noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- 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.
- Falster
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noun,
an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
- Alfieri
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noun,
Count Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1803, Italian dramatist and poet.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- fairies
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noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- milreis
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noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- milters
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- aliform
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adjective,
wing-shaped; wing-like; alar.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- misfile
-
verb (used with object),
to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
- Falieri
-
noun,
Maríno [Italian mah-ree-naw] /Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1278?–1355, Venetian army commander: doge of Venice 1354–55.
- airlift
-
noun,
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
- filmset
-
adjective,
(of type) set on a photocomposer.
- foments
-
verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- forints
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- trefoil
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- Foreman
-
noun,
a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- foramen
-
noun,
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- foliate
-
adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- transl.
-
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- folates
-
noun,
folic acid.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- isation
-
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- formals
-
noun,
a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- inflame
-
verb (used with object),
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- frontis
-
noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- Ileitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Fremont
-
noun,
a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- infares
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- infirms
-
adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- inflate
-
verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- formant
-
noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- informs
-
Verb phrases,
inform on, to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.:
- forties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- formats
-
noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- trifles
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- formate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of formic acid.
- transf.
-
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- finites
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- limners
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- firmans
-
noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- fireman
-
noun,
a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
- Loafers
-
noun,
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- flamens
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- finials
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- airfoil
-
noun,
any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- loments
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- nemato-
-
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- finales
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- limites
-
noun,
plural of limes.
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- floater
-
noun,
a person or thing that floats.
- Israfil
-
noun,
the angel who will sound the trumpet announcing the end of the world.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- laments
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- flotsam
-
noun,
the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water.
Compare jetsam, lagan.
- florist
-
noun,
a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
- florins
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- florets
-
noun,
a small flower.
- lamster
-
noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- limiter
-
noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- lifters
-
noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Frisian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- oralism
-
noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- sterno-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antero-
-
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- olefins
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- snifter
-
noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- astrol.
-
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- armlets
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- safrole
-
noun,
a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- aristo-
-
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- stamin-
-
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearo-
-
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- arseno-
-
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- similar
-
adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- elitism
-
noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- nifties
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- normals
-
adjective,
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- lifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- loafer
-
noun,
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- sol-fa
-
noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Rimini
-
noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- rifles
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- inform
-
adjective,
without form; formless.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- infra-
-
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- trifle
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- iatro-
-
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Iletin
-
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- infirm
-
adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- 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:
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- instr.
-
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- inter.
-
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- misfit
-
noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- tarso-
-
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- metal.
-
- metro-
-
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- 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.
- milit.
-
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- steno-
-
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- 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.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- MOSFET
-
noun,
Electronics. metal oxide semiconducter field-effect transistor.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nemat-
-
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- nitro-
-
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- somat-
-
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- maftir
-
noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- somni-
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- 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.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- 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.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- matri-
-
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- masto-
-
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- melan-
-
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- foliar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- aeron.
-
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- arsen-
-
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- foeman
-
noun,
an enemy in war.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Forman
-
noun,
Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- amino-
-
- formal
-
noun,
a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- forams
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- foment
-
verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Firman
-
noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- fliers
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- afters
-
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- 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.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- fleams
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- 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.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- flairs
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- flamen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
- flames
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- flares
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- flirts
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- amnios
-
- filter
-
noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- floret
-
noun,
a small flower.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Florin
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- flori-
-
- Flores
-
noun,
flower (def 11).
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- floras
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- format
-
noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- fantom
-
noun,
an apparition or specter.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- 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:
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- 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.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- falter
-
noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- Fermat
-
noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- frames
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- frails
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- fermis
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- aniso-
-
- famine
-
noun,
extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- formes
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- femto-
-
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- anemo-
-
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- naso-
-
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- nears
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- natl.
-
- farms
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- mero-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- 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.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- MSEnt
-
- MSFor
-
- tears
-
- 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:
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- farls
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Melia
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- 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.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- meno-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Metol
-
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- term.
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- mini-
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- 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.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- miso-
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- teno-
-
- metr-
-
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- meta-
-
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- tera-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Mont.
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- areo-
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- sanit
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- 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.
- Amer.
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Arnel
-
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sino-
-
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sito-
-
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- 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.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- anti-
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- self-
-
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- semi-
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- sero-
-
- anim.
-
- seti-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- 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.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- stome
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- OFlem
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omni-
-
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- refl.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Srta.
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- reni-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- alti-
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- alto-
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- astr.
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- atmo-
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ation
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- tonia
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- fleam
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Flem.
-
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- flams
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- 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.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- flame
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- 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.
- Finer
-
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.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- filos
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- films
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- firms
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- fires
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- imit.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Frame
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- init.
-
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- fort.
-
- forms
-
- forme
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fris.
-
- Friml
-
noun,
Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- 30-30
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- IATSE
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- ileo-
-
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Freon
-
- inst.
-
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- foams
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Ital.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ition
-
- 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.
- Afro-
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Flora
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- flor.
-
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- fore-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- foram
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- intr.
-
- fomes
-
noun,
any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- Iran.
-
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- treas
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- 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.
- feti-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- 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.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- mast-
-
- 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:
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- matr-
-
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- TOEFL
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- male-
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Ire.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Soni
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Aire
-
- iso-
-
- FOIA
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- fol.
-
- RNAS
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- aet.
-
- RIIA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- FERA
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 1080
-
- Lam.
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- 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.
- FLRA
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Lani
-
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- MILR
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ator
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- ref.
-
- ASTM
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- ASME
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mil.
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- afr-
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- art.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Mar.
-
- FNMA
-
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rel.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- itol
-
- itis
-
- SRAM
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Sra.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Fri.
-
- ile-
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- inae
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Sem.
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- ano-
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- men-
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Frs.
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- 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.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- frt.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- AMLS
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- FRSL
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- amt.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tron
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- 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.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tri-
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- 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.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- intl
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- for.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- mes-
-
- aer-
-
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Arm.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- met.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- soln
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- infl
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ment
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Inf.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tion
-
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- fem.
-
- 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.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- INRI
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- Saml
-
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- mol.
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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:
- 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.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- AIME
-
- 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.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- 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.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- est.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- NIRA
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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):
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- eso-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- Nor.
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- 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.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Ens.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- 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.
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- filt
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ter.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Fin.
-
- enl.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- MSAE
-
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- tel-
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- MSIE
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- 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.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- MNAS
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- 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.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- ten.
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- mal-
-
- Fla.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- fam.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- Man.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- AISI
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- EFTA
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Ste.
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Lat.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- lea.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- alt.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- min.
-
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- str.
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Alis
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- NTIA
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ELAS
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- not-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- ole-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- nos-
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TSI
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sta
-
- Tro
-
- TSE
-
- STI
-
- AFS
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- 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.
- TMO
-
- trf
-
- tlr
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- STL
-
- Am.
-
- AFL
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Sr.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- ae.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AEF
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SOF
-
- 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.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- AME
-
- 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.
- AFM
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Af.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- St.
-
- TAL
-
- ALM
-
- al.
-
- tlo
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ar.
-
- tfr
-
- tr.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- an.
-
- tra
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- STM
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- SMA
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MFT
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- fo.
-
- ETS
-
- MFR
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- MIT
-
- MFS
-
- MFA
-
- ml.
-
- Mao
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- 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.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Fia
-
- FET
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FAO
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- 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.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- MLA
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SLR
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSF
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- Mt.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MTF
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- NSF
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MRA
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MLF
-
- MOI
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOF
-
- MOR
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ior
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- IOF
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ine
-
- in.
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Ia.
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- ft.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ial
-
- IMF
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- Isl
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- ltr
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lif
-
- LIM
-
- Fl.
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- FIO
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LMT
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Les
-
- ISR
-
- LaF
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- fm.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- EMF
-
- MST
-
- ne-
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- at.
-
- ase
-
- RFA
-
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ARS
-
- REA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RMA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NEA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAF
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- EAM
-
- sfm
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- NMR
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SAR
-
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AMS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLA
-
- SLE
-
- se-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- ROA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rte
-
- aor
-
- RTF
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ea.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- of-
-
- OIt
-
- Frl
-
- OIr
-
- NMI
-
- NLF
-
- 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.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Ola
-
- EIS
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- eir
-
- NSA
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NIA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OFM
-
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- NRA
-
- OFr
-
- OEM
-
- nr.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ose
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Om.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- efl
-
- NFS
-
- ons
-
- 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:
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ONR
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- NES
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- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- NFL
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ef-
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- NI
-
- NF
-
- SN
-
- NM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NL
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AO
-
- N.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SF
-
- S.
-
- FE
-
- O.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LM
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LR
-
- M.
-
- 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.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RI
-
- TN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TM
-
- R.
-
- MF
-
- TL
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- MN
-
- OA
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- fn
-
- LF
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- le
-
- RF
-
- T1
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- ol
-
- RN
-