Anagrams of ligamentum
Word ligamentum has
664 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ligamentum.
- glutamine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH 2)CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2 , related to glutamic acid. Symbol: Q. Abbreviation: Gln;
- time-lag
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noun,
the period of time between two closely related events, phenomena, etc., as between stimulus and response or between cause and effect:
- Immanuel
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noun,
the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- ligament
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- gunmetal
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noun,
any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- legumin
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noun,
a globulin obtained from the seeds of leguminous and other plants.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- Mumetal
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noun,
an alloy containing nickel, iron, and copper, characterized by high magnetic permeability and low hysteresis losses.
- Gmelina
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noun,
a deciduous tree, Gmelina arborea, native to Southeast Asia,whose timber is important in the tropics.
- languet
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noun,
any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- gummite
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noun,
a yellow to red alteration product of pitchblende and a minor ore of uranium, having a greasy luster and occurring in gumlike masses.
- lemming
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noun,
any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, etc., noted for periodic mass migrations that sometimes result in mass drownings.
- manumit
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verb (used with object),
to release from slavery or servitude.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- magnet-
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- augment
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noun,
Grammar. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian.
- mailmen
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noun,
a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.
- Memling
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noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), c1430–94? German painter of the Flemish school.
- mutagen
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noun,
a substance or preparation capable of inducing mutation.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- mintage
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noun,
the act or process of minting.
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- 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.
- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- auntie
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noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Gilman
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noun,
Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- mentum
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noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Manuel
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noun,
a male given name.
- nutmeg
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noun,
the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- metal.
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- mangle
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noun,
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
- augite
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noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- tangle
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- immane
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adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- tegula
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noun,
(in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the forewing.
- immune
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noun,
a person who is immune.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Gunite
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noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- englut
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verb (used with object),
to gulp down.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- muleta
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- Multan
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noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- multi-
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- gamet-
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- gamine
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noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- gluten
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noun,
the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- enigma
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noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- gimmal
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noun,
any of various joints for transmitting motion between rotating parts, as in a timepiece.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- munite
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verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- melan-
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- mingle
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noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- gimlet
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noun,
a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
- megal-
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- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- guemal
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noun,
huemul.
- Guinea
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- maumet
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noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- nemat-
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- malign
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adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- milage
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noun,
mileage.
- genit.
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- lingua
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noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- luting
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noun,
any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Tuinal
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- alumin
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- lingam
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noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Ultima
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- Lamium
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, some species of which have whitish or variegated leaves and are cultivated as ornamentals or ground cover.
- aglint
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adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Leguia
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noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- langue
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noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Latium
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noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- legman
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noun,
a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- lagune
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noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- tingle
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noun,
a tingling sensation.
- amulet
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- telium
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Lieut.
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- Aegium
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noun,
a town in ancient Achaea, on the Gulf of Corinth: the Achaean League met here.
- Magnum
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noun,
a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- ammine
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noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- Umtali
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noun,
former name of Mutare.
- ligne
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- meta-
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- legit
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noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Genl.
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- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- glume
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noun,
one of the characteristic chafflike bracts of the inflorescence of grasses, sedges, etc., especially one of the pair of bracts at the base of a spikelet.
- Melun
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- lign-
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- ligan
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noun,
lagan.
- gimme
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noun,
Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play.
- glint
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noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- giant
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noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- glean
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- lemma
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noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- liang
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Menam
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noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- menat
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noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- gimel
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noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- menta
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noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- ling.
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- gleam
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noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Luing
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noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- ileum
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noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- lagen
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noun,
laggin.
- Iglau
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noun,
Jihlava.
- mange
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noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Manet
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- image
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noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- Laing
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noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Ital.
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- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- male-
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- Mamie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Manue
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noun,
Manoah.
- lungi
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noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- G-man
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noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- Guat.
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- Lumen
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Melia
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- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- mega-
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- meant
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Lange
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noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- guile
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noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- guilt
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noun,
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
- Guin.
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- lang.
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- lunge
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noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- gumma
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noun,
a rubbery, tumorlike lesion associated with tertiary syphilis.
- Lamut
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noun,
Even.
- Megan
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noun,
a female given name.
- utile
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adjective,
useful.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- amin-
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- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- temin
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noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Angel
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noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- angi-
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- Angie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Angl.
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- Angle
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- anim.
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- ament
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noun,
catkin.
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- anti-
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- Tamil
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taegu
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noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- nugae
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plural noun,
trifles.
- Nigel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- neut.
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- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- alum.
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- naut.
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- ulent
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- 30-30
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- until
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conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- untie
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verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unite
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
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- Unami
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- agent
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noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- agile
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adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- aglet
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noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agnel
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noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- T-man
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noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- alti-
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- Aleut
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noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- tinge
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Algie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algin
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- algum
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noun,
a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- align
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- almug
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noun,
a tree, possibly the red sandalwood. I Kings 10:12.
- Elgin
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- ante-
-
- elint
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Nammu
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noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- Gemma
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noun,
a bud.
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Gaunt
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noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- Gatun
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noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- gamut
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noun,
the entire scale or range:
- Gamin
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noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- galet
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noun,
spall (def 1).
- Galen
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noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Mulga
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noun,
an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- munge
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verb (used with or without object),
to manipulate (raw data), especially to convert (data) from one format to another:
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Elman
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noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- natl.
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- mint
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noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- tule
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noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- luge
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noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- Tula
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Maun
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auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Mina
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Luna
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- neat
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noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Ming
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noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- Lune
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noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- maul
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noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- tune
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noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- lung
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noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Maui
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noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- ment
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Neil
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Tine
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Meng
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- TINA
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noun,
a female given name.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Niue
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noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- ugli
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- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lin.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- uni-
-
- ungt
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mGal
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- 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.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- min.
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- met.
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Man.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- tel-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- mtg.
-
- men-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mtge
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- mem.
-
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mal-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mult
-
- mun.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- mag.
-
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gal.
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Guam
-
noun,
an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña.
Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- GNMA
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gmat
-
- glum
-
adjective,
sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- Geum
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- amt.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alt.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alg.
-
- ANTU
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- AIME
-
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- aet.
-
- ant.
-
- atm.
-
- enl.
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Eng.
-
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- aut-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Aug.
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- 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.
- gumi
-
noun,
a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- inae
-
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leg.
-
- ign.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- 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.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- ile-
-
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Lani
-
- 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.
- Lam.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- LTA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- at.
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- LNG
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- 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:
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AMU
-
- LMT
-
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- EAM
-
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- NMU
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Eg.
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- NMI
-
- TGN
-
- ea.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TAL
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- ean
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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.
- TIA
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AGM
-
- ult
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UMT
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- LIM
-
- UIT
-
- Une
-
- ung
-
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- Am.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- uti
-
- Agt
-
- lg.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Tng
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AME
-
- ALU
-
- 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.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ALM
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tu.
-
- UAM
-
- tue
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- UAE
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NIA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ite
-
- ing
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- MGT
-
- 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
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- ITA
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ium
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- MIT
-
- NEA
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLG
-
- ine
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- MME
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- ITU
-
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- gt.
-
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- GMT
-
- IGM
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- gl.
-
- in.
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- gi.
-
- MMT
-
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MM.
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- 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.
- eu-
-
- NUT
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noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- lag
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noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- EMU
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noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- Ga.
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- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- NAG
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noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- mut
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noun,
mutt.
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MNE
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- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- ELM
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noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Mt.
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- MNA
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- ne-
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- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- MTI
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- mtn
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- N.
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- NM
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- NL
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- GN
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- IG
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- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- NG
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- NI
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- M.
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- i.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UL
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- G.
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- MN
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LM
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- L2
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- L1
-
- GU
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- GM
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- L.
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- le
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- TL
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- UI
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- TM
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TN
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MG
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- ln
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- T1
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- TG
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- U.
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- t.
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- EI
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.