Anagrams of literal-minded

Word literal-minded has 1300 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of literal-minded.

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inter-Allied
adjective, between or among allied nations, especially the Allies of World War I.
ear-minded
adjective, tending to perceive one's environment in terms of sound and to recall sounds more vividly than sights, smells, etc.
derailment
noun, the act or process of derailing.
air-minded
adjective, interested in aviation or aeronautics.
Martinelli
noun, Giovanni [jee-uh-vah-nee;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1885–1969, U.S. operatic tenor, born in Italy.
intermedia
adjective, using or involving several media, as dance, slides, electronic music, film, and painting, simultaneously; multimedia.
real-time
noun, Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
treadmill
noun, an apparatus for producing rotary motion by the weight of people or animals, treading on a succession of moving steps or a belt that forms a kind of continuous path, as around the periphery of a pair of horizontal cylinders.
reddleman
noun, ruddleman.
deliriant
noun, a substance, as a compound or drug, that causes delirium.
tillermen
noun, a person who steers a boat or has charge of a tiller.
tide-mill
noun, a mill operated by the tidal movement of water.
tillerman
noun, a person who steers a boat or has charge of a tiller.
delimiter
noun, a blank space, comma, or other character or symbol that indicates the beginning or end of a character string, word, or data item.
Millerand
noun, Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1859–1943, president of France 1920–24.
eliminate
verb (used with object), to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable: Synonyms: do away with, banish, abolish, eradicate, erase, exterminate, cut out, annihilate, weed out, stamp out, rub out. Antonyms: obtain, get, invite.
metalline
adjective, metallic.
ill-timed
adjective, badly timed; inopportune.
Millerite
noun, a mineral, nickel sulfide, NiS, occurring in slender, bronze-colored crystals: a minor ore of nickel.
metallide
verb (used with object), to provide (a metal or alloy) with a diffused coating of a metal or metalloid by electrolysis at high temperature in order to impart a particular surface property to the base metal.
dead-melt
verb (used with object), to melt (steel) until killed.
Madrilene
noun, a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
raddlemen
noun, ruddleman.
laddermen
noun, a firefighter who is a member of a hook-and-ladder company.
trade-in
noun, goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
all-time
adjective, never surpassed or greater:
linarite
noun, a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
melinite
noun, a high explosive containing picric acid.
dateline
noun, a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
dementia
noun, severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
mandrill
noun, a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
tramline
noun, a streetcar system.
terminal
noun, a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
mineral.
inedited
adjective, unpublished.
Danielle
noun, a female given name.
Meridian
noun, Geography. a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface. the half of such a circle included between the poles.
deadline
noun, the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something:
laetrile
noun, a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
air-line
adjective, straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
ilmenite
noun, a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
lamented
noun, an expression of grief or sorrow.
melilite
noun, a sorosilicate mineral group, consisting chiefly of sodium, calcium, and aluminum silicates, occurring in igneous rocks.
aldermen
noun, a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
dendrite
noun, Petrology, Mineralogy. a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material. any arborescent crystalline growth.
antimere
noun, a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
millrind
noun, rind2 .
milliner
noun, a person who designs, makes, or sells hats for women.
remedial
adjective, affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
diameter
noun, Geometry. a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end. a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
milliard
noun, one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion.
diatreme
noun, a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
tail-end
noun, the hinder or rear part of anything.
detailer
noun, a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
dieldrin
noun, a light tan, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , used as an insecticide: manufacture and use have been discontinued in the U.S.
Medellin
noun, a city in W Colombia.
Lemaitre
noun, Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
antlered
adjective, having antlers.
diriment
adjective, causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
Trinidad
noun, an island in the SE West Indies, off the NE coast of Venezuela: formerly a British colony in the Federation of the West Indies; now part of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 1864 sq. mi. (4828 sq. km).
detainer
noun, a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
materiel
noun, the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
red-lead
noun, an orange to red, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Pb 3 O 4 , obtained by heating litharge in the presence of air: used chiefly as a paint pigment, in the manufacture of glass and glazes, and in storage batteries.
redemand
verb (used with object), to demand again.
melanite
noun, a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
elaterid
noun, any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
treenail
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
tideland
noun, land alternately exposed and covered by the ordinary ebb and flow of the tide.
detailed
noun, an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
Latimer
noun, Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
Darlene
noun, a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
termini
noun, the end or extremity of anything.
Iredell
noun, James, 1751–99, associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790–99.
Daimler
noun, Gottlieb (Wilhelm) [got-leeb-wil-helm;; German gawt-leep-vil-helm] /ˈgɒt libˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgɔt lipˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1834–1900, German automotive engineer, inventor, and manufacturer.
Ireland
noun, John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
tendril
noun, a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
landler
noun, an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
millier
noun, 1000 kilograms; a metric ton.
lead-in
noun, something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
Leander
noun, a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
milline
noun, one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
Learned
adjective, having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
dandier
mitered
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.
minaret
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.
miniate
verb (used with object), to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
mediant
noun, the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
Interim
noun, an intervening time; interval; meantime:
re-laid
verb, simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
mediate
adjective, acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
Elamite
noun, a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
redline
noun, Automotive. the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm. a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
reedman
noun, a musician who plays a reed instrument.
dermat-
Edelman
noun, Gerald Maurice, 1929–2014, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1972.
reladle
verb (used with object), to mix (molten alloy steel) by pouring from ladle to ladle.
related
adjective, associated; connected.
Emerald
noun, a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
detrain
verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
diamide
noun, a compound containing two amide groups.
diamine
noun, a compound containing two amino groups.
dreidel
noun, a four-sided top bearing the Hebrew letters nun, gimel, he, and shin, one on each side, used chiefly in a children's game traditionally played on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
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.
Dillard
noun, Annie, born 1945, U.S. writer.
dimeter
noun, a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
demerit
noun, a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
inertia
noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
Delaine
noun, (initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
Teleran
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
inedita
plural noun, unpublished literary works.
deadmen
noun, Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
nitride
noun, a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
nitrile
noun, any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
eternal
noun, something that is eternal.
etamine
noun, a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
raiment
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
dementi
noun, an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
ralline
adjective, belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
enteral
adjective, enteric.
delimit
verb (used with object), to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate:
deliria
noun, Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
end-all
noun, the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
emirate
noun, the office or rank of an emir.
Emerita
noun, a woman with such status.
arenite
noun, psammite.
atelier
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
Meriden
noun, a city in central Connecticut.
Adeline
noun, a female given name, form of Adele.
mandrel
noun, a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
treadle
noun, a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
Allende
noun, Isabel, born 1942, Chilean novelist.
ailment
noun, a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
meletin
noun, quercetin.
matinee
noun, an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
Meitner
noun, Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
Martini
noun, a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
lineate
adjective, marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
manille
noun, the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
limiter
noun, a person or thing that limits.
martele
adjective, martellato.
amidine
noun, any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
trenail
noun, treenail.
Melinda
noun, a female given name.
Marline
noun, small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
literal
noun, a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
AmerInd
noun, Indian (def 1).
Marlene
noun, a female given name.
Melanie
noun, a female given name.
Midland
noun, the middle or interior part of a country.
meander
noun, Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
limited
noun, a limited train, bus, etc.
midline
noun, Zoology. the median plane of the body of an animal.
airtime
noun, the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Millard
noun, a male given name.
mellita
noun, mellite.
Mildred
noun, a female given name: from Old English words meaning “mild” and “strength.”.
trindle
noun, British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
aliment
noun, that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
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.
limeade
noun, a beverage consisting of lime juice, a sweetener, and plain or carbonated water.
medalet
noun, a small medal, usually no larger than 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.
anilide
noun, any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
mellite
noun, a pharmaceutical containing honey.
liminal
adjective, of, relating to, or situated at the limen.
enter-
elater
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
Mariel
noun, a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
Eldred
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “old” and “counsel.”.
Melder
noun, the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.
Mantle
noun, a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
mantid
noun, mantis.
ramtil
noun, Niger seed.
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.
Mandel
noun, a male given name.
Melena
noun, the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
Mallet
noun, a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface.
Meliae
plural noun, the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
elated
adjective, very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
enamel
noun, a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
Elmira
noun, a city in S central New York.
malted
noun, malted milk.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
endear
verb (used with object), to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Emelia
noun, a female given name.
Lerida
noun, a city in NE Spain.
melan-
redden
verb (used with object), to make or cause to become red.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Medina
noun, the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
meddle
verb (used without object), to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly:
Medill
noun, Joseph, 1823–99, U.S. journalist.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
dreamt
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
retell
verb (used with object), to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
meanie
noun, Informal. meany.
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.
mediad
adverb, toward the middle line or plane.
ridden
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Riddle
noun, a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum.
rident
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
medial
noun, Phonetics. a medial sound or letter. media2 (def 1).
Median
noun, Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
Medit.
remind
verb (used with object), to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
marine
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Edirne
noun, a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
reddle
noun, verb (used with object), ruddle.
Elaine
noun, any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
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.
marled
noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
redial
noun, automatic redial.
Marlin
noun, any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
Martel
noun, a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
medlar
noun, a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
relate
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
matri-
relent
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
mealie
noun, Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
remand
noun, the act of remanding.
mallee
noun, any of various dwarf Australian eucalyptuses, as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa, that sometimes form large tracts of brushwood.
ideate
noun, ideatum.
maline
noun, Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
Midian
noun, a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
Middle
noun, the point, part, position, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits.
midden
noun, a dunghill or refuse heap.
lateen
adjective, pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
lineal
adjective, being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
minded
noun, (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
minder
noun, Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
milter
noun, a male fish in breeding time.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
midair
noun, any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
Lander
noun, a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
landed
noun, any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
lintel
noun, a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
lament
noun, an expression of grief or sorrow.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
limner
noun, a person who paints or draws.
leaded
adjective, (of gasoline) containing tetraethyllead.
Laddie
noun, a young lad; boy.
Leiden
noun, a city in W Netherlands.
lentil
noun, a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
Miller
noun, a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.
Lenard
noun, Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
milit.
Millet
noun, a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in the East and in southern Europe for its small seed, or grain, used as food for humans and fowls, but in the U.S. grown chiefly for fodder.
Leland
noun, a male given name.
milli-
milden
verb (used with or without object), to make or become mild or milder.
leaden
adjective, inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
Millie
noun, a female given name, form of Millicent or Mildred.
lierne
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
lilied
adjective, abounding in lilies.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
leaner
noun, a person or thing that leans.
Milner
noun, Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
leader
noun, a person or thing that leads.
Dinard
noun, a city in W France: seaside resort.
metier
noun, a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
metall
Ermine
noun, an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail. Compare stoat.
mailed
noun, letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
indite
verb (used with object), to compose or write, as a poem.
indeed
adverb, in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation):
melter
noun, a person or thing that melts.
maiden
noun, a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
Nellie
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
nemat-
imaret
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
illite
noun, any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
madder
noun, any plant of the genus Rubia, especially the climbing R. tinctorum, of Europe, having open clusters of small, yellowish flowers. Compare madder family.
Iletin
Nereid
noun, any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
milled
noun, a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
Mailer
noun, a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
raddle
noun, ruddle.
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
meller
noun, melodrama (def 1).
Malden
noun, a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
Madrid
noun, a city in and the capital of Spain, in the central part.
Madden
verb (used with object), to anger or infuriate:
ladder
noun, a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
intime
adjective, intimate; cozy.
L-line
noun, one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
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.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
metal.
Merlin
noun, a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
intra-
intima
noun, the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
Mendel
noun, Gregor Johann [greg-er yoh-hahn;; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn;; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
Merida
noun, suntan (def 2).
mental
noun, Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
menial
noun, a domestic servant.
inter.
inmate
noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
inlier
noun, an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
inlaid
noun, inlaid work.
mender
noun, a person or thing that mends.
rillet
noun, a little rill; streamlet.
dirndl
noun, a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
Tiller
noun, a person who tills; farmer.
dermal
adjective, of or relating to the skin.
ardeid
adjective, belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns.
Aldrin
noun, a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
deride
verb (used with object), to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
delead
verb (used with object), to remove lead adhering to (a metal object) after cold-drawing through a die in which the lead served as a lubricant.
Aldine
noun, an Aldine or other early edition.
dealer
noun, a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
Antrim
noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
dement
verb (used with object), to make mad or insane.
airmen
noun, an aviator.
Tralee
noun, a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
Derain
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
tie-in
noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
deaden
verb (used with object), to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken:
Aileen
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
detail
noun, an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
aidmen
noun, a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
detain
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
tinder
noun, a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
daimen
adjective, rare; occasional.
tiered
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.
derail
noun, a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
Aeneid
noun, a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
Arlene
noun, a female given name.
Tilden
noun, Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
Arleen
noun, a female given name.
dendra
noun, a plural of dendron.
all-in
adjective, Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
Allier
noun, a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
Arendt
noun, Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
dendr-
Allied
noun, a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
tandem
noun, a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
denial
noun, an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
armlet
noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
denier
noun, a person who denies.
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.
tineid
noun, a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
ardent
adjective, having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
armill
noun, a garment resembling a stole, worn by a British king at his coronation.
dental
noun, Phonetics. a dental sound.
denti-
dentil
noun, any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
diadem
noun, a crown.
demean
noun, Archaic. demeanor.
Tedder
noun, a person who teds.
dander
dartle
verb (used with or without object), to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
dialer
noun, a person or thing that dials.
darnel
noun, any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
darned
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
dilate
verb (used with object), to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
Darien
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
Damien
noun, Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
damned
noun, the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
Deland
noun, Margaret (Margaretta Wade Campbell Deland) 1857–1945, U.S. novelist.
Dandie
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
delate
verb (used with object), Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
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.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
Delian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Delos.
dandle
verb (used with object), to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
tender
noun, the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
Daniel
noun, Bible. a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity. the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
Danite
noun, a member of the tribe of Dan.
Dallin
noun, Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
tirade
noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
tellin
noun, any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
amidin
noun, the soluble matter of starch.
aedile
noun, one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
Dairen
noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
teamer
noun, a teamster.
adren-
admire
Idioms, be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
demand
noun, the act of demanding.
Admete
noun, a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
Teller
noun, a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
Tindal
noun, Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
tailed
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
tremie
noun, a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
adient
adjective, tending to move toward a stimulus.
taille
noun, French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
miler
noun, a participant in a one-mile race.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
Lidia
noun, (in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
LIDAR
noun, a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
limen
noun, threshold (def 4).
Arden
noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
anim.
ante-
tiled
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.
milia
noun, a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
anti-
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
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.
Liard
noun, a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
Milan
noun, an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
dinar
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
tenia
noun, taenia.
Dalen
noun, Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
laree
noun, lari.
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
dalle
noun, The, a city in N Oregon.
mini-
tera-
lamed
noun, the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
lated
adjective, belated.
Laird
noun, a landed proprietor.
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.
ladle
noun, a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
Ladin
noun, a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
Laden
adjective, burdened; loaded down.
Mitra
noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
Nader
noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
term.
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Leman
noun, a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Leila
noun, a female given name.
tilde
noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
armed
noun, Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
Armen
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Arndt
noun, Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
Milne
noun, A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
tidal
adjective, of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
terne
noun, terne metal.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
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.
Arnel
Amer.
limit
noun, the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
Marti
noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
trend
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
Adler
noun, Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
admen
noun, Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
admin
noun, administration; administrative work.
admit
verb (used with object), to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
adret
noun, a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
treen
noun, treenware.
Adele
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
aeri-
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
treed
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
manit
noun, man-minute.
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
tread
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
Aimee
noun, a female given name.
Mande
noun, a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
Melia
aden-
adeem
verb (used with object), to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
2,4-d
noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
30-30
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Media
noun, a plural of medium.
Medea
noun, Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
Trill
noun, the act or sound of trilling.
Medan
noun, a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
medal
noun, a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
tried
noun, an attempt or effort:
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.
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
adder
noun, the common European viper, Vipera berus.
Addie
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
addle
adjective, mentally confused; muddled.
Meade
noun, George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
Meier
noun, Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
Mdlle
plural, Mademoiselle.
Triad
noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
matr-
addnl
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.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Alden
noun, John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
anele
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
amide
noun, a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
ameer
noun, emir.
Amend
verb (used with object), to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
ament
noun, catkin.
Dante
noun, (Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
litre
noun, liter.
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.
meter
noun, the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
amid-
metr-
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
amin-
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
timid
adjective, lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
Lindi
noun, a seaport in SE Tanzania.
Linda
noun, a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
timer
noun, a person or thing that times.
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
andr-
Andre
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
meta-
Merle
noun, the blackbird, Turdus merula.
trade
noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
tired
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
male-
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
Alene
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
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.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
maill
noun, mail3 .
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.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
maile
noun, a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
menad
noun, maenad.
merit
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Allen
noun, (Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
madre
noun, mother1 .
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
Mende
noun, a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Tinia
noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
merde
noun, excrement.
alti-
nadir
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Mitre
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
elem.
Delia
noun, a female given name, form of Cordelia.
taler
noun, thaler.
deter
verb (used with object), to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
rall.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
Della
noun, a female given name, form of Delia.
eared
noun, the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
Enlil
noun, the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
Ramee
noun, Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
enema
noun, the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
edema
noun, effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
Ender
noun, Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
Delta
noun, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
dried
noun, a prohibitionist.
drill
noun, Machinery, Building Trades. a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation. a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
Drina
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
ideal
noun, a conception of something in its perfection.
denim
noun, a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
reni-
nitid
adjective, bright; lustrous.
radii
noun, a plural of radius.
nitr-
nitre
noun, niter.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
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.
diam.
dial.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
Tarim
noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
diene
noun, any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
Ellen
noun, Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
Reade
noun, Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
eider
noun, eider duck.
realm
noun, a royal domain; kingdom:
elite
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
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.
elide
verb (used with object), to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
Elman
noun, Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
Tamil
noun, a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
Elena
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
elemi
noun, any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
Redan
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
Elder
noun, a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
Eland
noun, either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
elate
adjective, elated.
redia
noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
Elmer
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
naled
noun, a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
Edman
noun, Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
edile
noun, aedile.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
derma
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
edit.
ranid
noun, frog1 (def 2).
Emile
noun, a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
denar
noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
demi-
derm-
emend
verb (used with object), to edit or change (a text).
demit
noun, Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
Tarde
noun, Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
Emden
noun, a seaport in NW Germany.
EMAIL
noun, a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
idler
noun, a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
dent.
Dream
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
dimer
noun, a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
irid-
retem
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
indie
noun, an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
Indra
noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
Indre
noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
indri
noun, a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
Iran.
tele-
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
natl.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
irade
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
init.
dated
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
Rieti
noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
temin
noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
dilli
noun, Dili.
Nedda
noun, a female given name.
Temne
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
India
noun, Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
Irina
noun, a female given name.
drail
noun, a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
imine
noun, a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
dread
noun, terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
dedal
adjective, daedal.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
Iliad
noun, (italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
Nemea
noun, a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
Illia
noun, Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
Teide
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
teiid
noun, any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
Ital.
dealt
noun, a business transaction:
diner
noun, a person who dines.
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
Nelda
noun, a female given name.
imide
noun, a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
imit.
Dirae
plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
Inari
noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
Drain
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
dimin
intr.
retd.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
rill
noun, a small rivulet or brook.
RIIA
Mell
noun, a heavy hammer; mallet.
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).
Rina
noun, a female given name.
trid
Rima
noun, a female given name.
rede
noun, counsel; advice.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
trim
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Reel
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
rit.
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.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
rend
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Mela
noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
MELD
noun, the act of melding.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
tri-
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
rel.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
tael
noun, liang.
ride
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Reid
noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
tall
adverb, in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
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.
meet
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
Meer
noun, Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
Rida
meed
noun, a reward or recompense.
Reed
noun, the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
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.
tRNA
Redd
noun, the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
Nell
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Mind
noun, (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
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.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
Mina
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
min.
Milt
noun, the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
tide
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
MILR
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
tel-
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.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
nerd
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
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.
Tell
noun, an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
neem
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
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.
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.
mRNA
Mlle
tend
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
Rind
noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
nard
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Neel
noun, Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
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.
Mita
noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
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.
mint
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
ten.
need
noun, a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
ter.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
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.
melt
noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
met.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Mid.
RAND
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
Rani
noun, ranee.
mete
noun, a limiting mark.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
mere
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
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.
Read
noun, an act or instance of reading:
ment
real
noun, real number.
Mend
noun, the act of mending; repair or improvement.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
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)
men-
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
MIDI
noun, a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
nill
verb (used with object), to refuse or reject.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
NIRA
Mill
noun, a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
teem
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
teel
noun, til.
NTIA
rad.
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
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).
RADM
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
mild
noun, British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
Till
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
mil.
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
midn
RAID
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
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).
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Mede
noun, a native or inhabitant of Media.
DRAM
noun, Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Elam
noun, an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
EDTA
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
Edie
noun, a female given name, form of Edith.
Eden
noun, the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
Edda
noun, a female given name.
Edam
noun, a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
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.
Drin
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
dree
adjective, tedious; dreary.
drat
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
DMDT
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
Diet
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Dili
noun, a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
Dill
noun, a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
dim.
dime
noun, a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
Din.
dint
noun, force; power:
dlr.
dir.
DIRE
adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
dirl
verb (used without object), to vibrate; shake.
1080
DIRT
noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
dite
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
Elea
noun, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
Ella
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
DIAD
noun, adjective, dyad.
idae
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.
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
Ire.
intl
int.
INRI
IndE
inae
Ill.
Ilia
noun, the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
ile-
idle
noun, the state or quality of being idle.
idem
noun, another exactly the same.
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
Ind.
ELLE
end-
Elli
noun, an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
emia
Emil
noun, a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
emit
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
enl.
Erie
noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
diel
adjective, of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
dia-
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
alme
noun, almah.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Arm.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
arid
adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
ant.
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
amt.
Amri
noun, Omri.
Amir
noun, emir.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
amdt
alt.
all-
atm.
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
addn
Adie
noun, a female given name.
adit
noun, an entrance or a passage.
Adm.
aer-
aet.
AIME
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
AInd
Aire
airt
noun, a direction.
Ald.
Aldm
alee
adverb, adjective, upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
art.
Aten
noun, Aton.
dern
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
deli
noun, a delicatessen.
deem
verb (used with object), to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
Deer
noun, any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
deet
plural noun, details:
deil
noun, devil.
Del.
dele
noun, a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
Dem.
DEAR
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
deme
noun, one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
Den.
Dene
noun, a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
der.
dere
adjective, dear2 .
deed
noun, something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act:
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
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.
Danl
Dale
noun, a valley, especially a broad valley.
Dali
noun, Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
Dame
noun, (initial capital letter) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
damn
noun, the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Dard
noun, Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
deal
noun, a business transaction:
Dare
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Dari
noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
Darn
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
dat.
date
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
dead
noun, the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
item
noun, a separate article or particular:
EMet
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.
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.
Lind
noun, Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
med.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
lin.
limn
verb (used with object), to represent in drawing or painting.
Leda
noun, Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
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.
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.
lade
verb (used with object), to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
Lima
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
MADD
noun, Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
made
noun, the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
MAEd
Mael
noun, a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
maid
noun, a female servant.
mail
noun, letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
lilt
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Leal
adjective, loyal; true.
Mair
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
Land
noun, any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
lit.
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
lard
noun, the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
LitD
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
Lani
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
lame
noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
laid
noun, the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
lea.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lam.
Lead
noun, the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Ltd.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Main
noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
Lat.
mal-
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.
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.
Marl
noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
Lela
noun, a female given name.
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
Lila
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
mdnt
lied
noun, a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
leer
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
Mead
noun, an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
meal
noun, the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
mear
noun, mere3 .
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
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.
lend
Idioms, lend a hand, to give help; aid:
Leet
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
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.
MALD
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.
Lili
noun, a female given name.
Mall
noun, Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building. Compare shopping center.
Man.
malt
noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
Mani
noun, Manes.
Mar.
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
DIL
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
LIM
lid
noun, a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
mi.
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.
rte
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
TDD
di.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Lir
noun, Ler.
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
rnd
DID
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
TAE
preposition, to.
DET
MIE
rt.
TAL
RLD
rm.
plural, ream.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
RNA
Tad
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Die
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
let
noun, British. a lease.
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Tim
noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
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.
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
AME
ALM
tlr
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
tr.
tra
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
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.
Mel
noun, honey.
ard
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
MDT
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
ae.
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
Ar.
an.
al.
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
ad-
Am.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
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.
Ted
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
ltr
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
ll.
Dee
noun, a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
DEd
LLD
LLM
LMT
DEA
de-
DDT
LTA
LTL
DAR
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Md.
Me.
Dam
noun, a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
MIA
plural, missing in action.
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.
Dal
noun, a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
DAE
DAD
noun, father.
dd.
TIA
TID
MAD
noun, an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
at.
DDR
dit
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
nr.
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
MLA
ide
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.
ml.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
IDA
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ial
Ia.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
NMI
NMR
NRA
ier
id.
Rd.
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
Re.
RMA
ETR
ERT
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
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)
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
MIT
MLD
NIA
en-
MRI
NAD
La.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
mtn
MTI
Mt.
ite
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
ITA
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NDE
ne-
NEA
IRL
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
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:
Ir.
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
MRE
MRA
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
ine
MNE
MNA
ina
noun, a female given name.
in.
MLR
Lt.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
il-
ene
Lad
noun, a boy or youth.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ed.
EAM
ean
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
ear
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.
EMT
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
EDA
noun, a female given name.
ea.
LED
noun, light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
EDD
Ede
noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
EdM
abbreviation, electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
EDT
ead
ETD
eir
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
DMA
DMD
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
RID
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
DML
DMT
DNA
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
DNR
Dr.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
DRE
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.
dtd
EEL
noun, any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
Lee
noun, protective shelter:
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Ell
noun, an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
REA
RDA
EMR
LDL
Ld.
eld
noun, age.
eme
noun, friend.
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.
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.
red
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
NL
DN
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
M.
MA
noun, mother1 .
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LR
TD
ln
L.
LM
DM
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.
NI
ND
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.
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
t.
NA
adverb, no1 .
T1
RI
NM
le
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
TE
noun, ti1 .
R.
D.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
L1
DA
noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
dl
RN
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
i.
MN
TL
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
TM
EI
TN
ee
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
L2
DT
noun, a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
N.
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