Anagrams of Lysenkoism
Word Lysenkoism has
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- moleskins
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noun,
the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
- Smolensk
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the upper Dnieper, SW of Moscow: Russians defeated by Napoleon 1812.
- skylines
-
noun,
the boundary line between earth and sky; the apparent horizon:
- moleskin
-
noun,
the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
- Eskimos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and northeastern Siberia, characterized by short, stocky build and light-brown complexion.
- linseys
-
noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- lesions
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- seismo-
-
- lysines
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noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- kelsons
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noun,
keelson.
- monkeys
-
noun,
any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians.
Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
- myosins
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noun,
the principal contractile protein of muscle.
- lioness
-
noun,
a female lion.
- eonisms
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- seismol
-
- klismos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek chair, having a deep top rail curving forward from the back, and having legs curving upward and inward: imitated during various classical revivals, especially in the early 19th century.
- skyline
-
noun,
the boundary line between earth and sky; the apparent horizon:
- lissome
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adjective,
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- kenosis
-
noun,
the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering.
- messily
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adverb,
in a messy manner.
- Lysenko
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noun,
Trofim Denisovich [truh-fyeem dyi-nyee-suh-vyich] /trʌˈfyim dyɪˈnyi sə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Russian biologist and agronomist.
- myelins
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noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- inkles
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noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- Kossel
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noun,
Albrecht [ahl-brekht] /ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1853–1927, German chemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1910.
- Kelson
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noun,
keelson.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- slinks
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- yokels
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noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; a country bumpkin.
- limeys
-
noun,
a British sailor.
- 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.
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- lysine
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noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- mesons
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noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- myosis
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noun,
miosis.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- myelin
-
noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- myosin
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noun,
the principal contractile protein of muscle.
- kileys
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noun,
kylie.
- lysins
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- Smiley
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noun,
a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face.
Compare emoticon.
- minkes
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noun,
a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
- myelo-
-
- smiles
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smokes
-
noun,
the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- Simons
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- skymen
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noun,
an aviator or paratrooper.
- smokey
-
noun,
an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
- linsey
-
noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- skeins
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Lemnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- somni-
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- klosse
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plural noun,
dumplings (def 1).
- simony
-
noun,
the making of profit out of sacred things.
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- slimsy
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adjective,
flimsy; frail.
- silken
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adjective,
made of silk.
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- eikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- koines
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- slimes
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Sisley
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noun,
Alfred [al-fred] /alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1839–99, French painter.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- K-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- lesson
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noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Symons
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noun,
Arthur, 1865–1945, English poet and critic, born in Wales.
- Eskimo
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and northeastern Siberia, characterized by short, stocky build and light-brown complexion.
- slinky
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adjective,
characterized by or proceeding with slinking or stealthy movements.
- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- solemn
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adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- molies
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noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- likens
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verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- moneys
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noun,
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- monkey
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noun,
any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians.
Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
- moseys
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verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- Kinsey
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noun,
Alfred Charles, 1894–1956, U.S. zoologist; directed studies of human sexual behavior.
- Mosley
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noun,
(Sir) Oswald Ernald [ur-nuh ld] /ˈɜr nəld/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, English politician and fascist leader.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- lysis
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noun,
Immunology, Biochemistry. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Simon
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- lyso-
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- loess
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noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- lysin
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noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- Leoni
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noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- skein
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noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- Sino-
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- sinks
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noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Lemon
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noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- sines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lenos
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noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- liken
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verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- Lyons
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noun,
Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
- likes
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noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- limey
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noun,
a British sailor.
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Limon
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- liney
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adjective,
liny.
- links
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noun,
golf course.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- oinks
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noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- loses
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- nemos
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noun,
remote (def 10).
- sekos
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noun,
a sanctuary.
the cella of a temple.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mokes
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- moles
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noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- money
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noun,
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- mosey
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verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- Moses
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noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- mossy
-
adjective,
overgrown with or abounding in moss:
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Missy
-
noun,
young miss; girl.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- omni-
-
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nosey
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adjective,
nosy.
- noses
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noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- semi-
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- Miss.
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- lossy
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adjective,
(of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.
- 30-30
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- silks
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noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- silky
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adjective,
of or like silk; smooth, lustrous, soft, or delicate:
- sylis
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- Sykes
-
noun,
sike.
- meiny
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- Sikes
-
noun,
a small stream.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- meno-
-
- meso-
-
- meson
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noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- messy
-
adjective,
characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- myel-
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mikes
-
noun,
Also, mic. Informal. microphone.
- milky
-
adjective,
of or like milk, especially in appearance or consistency.
- Milks
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noun,
an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- minke
-
noun,
a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minsk
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Byelorussia (Belarus), in the central part, on a tributary of the Berezina.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miso-
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- kenos
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- yolks
-
noun,
the yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white.
- kinos
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- yelks
-
noun,
yolk.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Yeisk
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Sea of Azov.
- ensky
-
verb (used with object),
to place in or as if in the heavens; exalt.
- kyloe
-
noun,
West Highland.
- kilo-
-
- yokel
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; a country bumpkin.
- kilns
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Elkin
-
noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Kylie
-
noun,
boomerang.
- soken
-
noun,
a district held by socage.
- Kiley
-
noun,
kylie.
- snoek
-
noun,
a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
- slink
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- sokes
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Emily
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- Emlyn
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Emily.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- slimy
-
adjective,
of or like slime.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Kelso
-
noun,
a town in SW Washington.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- sleys
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- insol
-
- kilos
-
noun,
kilogram.
- Smoke
-
noun,
the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- sloke
-
noun,
algae or seaweed.
- Koine
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- koels
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- ikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- Knies
-
noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- ileo-
-
- skiey
-
adjective,
skyey.
- ylems
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- eikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Kolis
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- skies
-
noun,
plural of sky.
- Klein
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- smoky
-
adjective,
emitting smoke, especially in large amounts.
- inkle
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- snyes
-
noun,
a backwater.
- Kline
-
noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- yikes
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of surprise or alarm.)
- sonsy
-
adjective,
strong and healthy; robust.
- moly
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- moki
-
noun,
Hopi (def 1).
- mink
-
noun,
a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, especially the North American M. vison.
- ESIS
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mol.
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- ikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- mis-
-
- yelk
-
noun,
yolk.
- Sem.
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- soys
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- Sol.
-
- myo-
-
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- eso-
-
- moke
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- Mon.
-
- 1080
-
- Ens.
-
- nom.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Soni
-
- Eysk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- NYSE
-
- nomy
-
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- ole-
-
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- oiks
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oink
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- mony
-
adjective, noun,
many.
- MSIE
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Monk
-
noun,
(in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- enl.
-
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- min.
-
- soln
-
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- osis
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- neo-
-
- onym
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Omsk
-
noun,
a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia on the Irtysh River.
- 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.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- milk
-
noun,
an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- skis
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Kyle
-
noun,
a narrow channel of water between two islands or between an island and the mainland; a strait or sound.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- skim
-
noun,
an act or instance of skimming.
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Skye
-
noun,
Isle of, an island in the Hebrides, in NW Scotland: cattle farming. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- ile-
-
- lys-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Kemi
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- keys
-
noun,
a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- kino
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- KISS
-
noun,
an act or instance of kissing.
- syn-
-
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- 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.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- 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.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- lin.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- yoks
-
noun,
a loud, hearty laugh.
- syke
-
noun,
sike.
- mes-
-
- yoke
-
noun,
a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal.
Compare harness (def 1).
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- ins.
-
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- inky
-
adjective,
black as ink:
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mike
-
noun,
Also, mic. Informal. microphone.
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Koln
-
noun,
German name of Cologne.
- mil.
-
- 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).
- Komi
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people of northeastern European Russia.
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- sym.
-
- men-
-
- yolk
-
noun,
the yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- ISSN
-
- iso-
-
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loki
-
noun,
a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- isls
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- Koli
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- 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.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- ss.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- So.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- SMS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Syl
-
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- SLE
-
- Om.
-
- se-
-
- OSS
-
- ose
-
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sky
-
noun,
the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth:
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- Kim
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Key
-
noun,
a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Ky.
-
- kye
-
noun,
a private Korean-American banking club to which members pay contributions and from which they may take out loans, usually to start small businesses.
- kil
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- km.
-
- kn.
-
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- Kos
-
noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- ksi
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- yok
-
noun,
a loud, hearty laugh.
- ine
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Esk
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESL
-
- in.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- io-
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yeo
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- il-
-
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- LIM
-
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ne-
-
- mk.
-
- MKS
-
- ml.
-
- MLS
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- NES
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- nik
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- NMI
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- MIE
-
- MOI
-
- my-
-
- MSL
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LON
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LSS
-
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- SSN
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- ly
-
- NL
-
- NM
-
- L.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ol
-
- i.
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- ey
-
- LM
-
- ln
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- Y.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- yl
-
- sk
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SM
-
- SL
-
- S.
-
- le
-
- N.
-
- M.
-
- NI
-
- NY
-
- SN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- K.
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- MN
-
- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):