Anagrams of maidenhair-tree
Word maidenhair-tree has
1269 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of maidenhair-tree.
- hereditarian
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noun,
a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- determiner
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noun,
a person or thing that determines.
- endarteria
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noun,
the innermost lining of an artery.
- intermedia
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adjective,
using or involving several media, as dance, slides, electronic music, film, and painting, simultaneously; multimedia.
- antheridia
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noun,
a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
- Methedrine
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- maidenhair
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noun,
any fern of the genus Adiantum, the cultivated species of which have fine, glossy stalks and delicate, finely divided fronds.
- deaminate
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verb (used with object),
to remove the amino group from (a compound).
- reanimate
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verb (used with object),
to restore to life; resuscitate.
- determine
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verb (used with object),
to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
- retrainee
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noun,
a person who is being retrained.
- man-eater
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noun,
an animal, especially a tiger or lion, that eats or is said to eat human flesh.
- irredenta
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noun,
a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
- Reinhardt
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [French zhahn ba-teest] /French ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), ("Django") 1910–53, Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist.
- irradiate
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adjective,
irradiated; bright.
- irradiant
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adjective,
irradiating; radiant; shining.
- hardiment
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noun,
hardihood.
- remainder
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noun,
something that remains or is left:
- deaerate
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verb (used with object),
to remove air or gas from.
- Deianira
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noun,
a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving him a shirt that had been dipped in the poisoned blood of Nessus.
- dementia
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- Demerara
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noun,
a light brown raw sugar grown in Guyana and used especially in the country's rum-making industry.
- detainee
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noun,
a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
- rear-end
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noun,
the hindmost part of something.
- radarmen
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noun,
a person who operates or helps to operate radar equipment.
- reindeer
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noun,
any of several large deer of the genus Rangifer, of northern and arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, both male and female of which have antlers.
- reminder
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noun,
a person or thing that serves to remind.
- atherine
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noun,
an atherine fish.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- re-tread
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verb (used with or without object),
to tread again.
- Rhaetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- antimere
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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.
- Rinehart
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noun,
Mary Roberts, 1876–1958, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- animated
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adjective,
full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous:
- tamarind
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- retardee
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noun,
a retarded person; retardate.
- diatreme
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noun,
a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- Hreidmar
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noun,
(in the Volsunga Saga) the father of Fafnir, Otter, and Regin. He demanded wergild from the gods for killing Otter, and was killed by Fafnir when he got it.
- hematein
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noun,
a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- Harriman
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noun,
Edward Henry, 1848–1909, U.S. financier and railroad magnate.
- harridan
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noun,
a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew.
- hardener
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noun,
a person or thing that hardens.
- Maeander
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noun,
ancient name of the Menderes (def 2).
- Mahendra
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noun,
(Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva) 1920–72, king of Nepal 1955–72.
- eradiate
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verb (used with or without object),
to radiate.
- marinade
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- emendate
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verb (used with object),
to emend (a text).
- Diamante
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noun,
a sequin, rhinestone, or other glittery ornamentation on a garment.
- meathead
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noun,
blockhead; dunce; fool.
- earthmen
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noun,
a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- earthman
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noun,
a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- Meredith
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noun,
George, 1828–1909, English novelist and poet.
- Meridian
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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.
- diriment
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adjective,
causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
- neatherd
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noun,
cowherd.
- air-raid
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noun,
a raid by aircraft, especially for bombing a particular area.
- diarrhea
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noun,
an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diameter
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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.
- ameerate
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noun,
emirate.
- herniate
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verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- trimaran
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noun,
a vessel similar to a catamaran but having three separate hulls.
- theremin
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noun,
a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- adherent
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noun,
a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.
- thiamine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- Traherne
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noun,
Thomas, 1637?–74, English writer.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- retread
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noun,
a tire that has been retreaded.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retired
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retiree
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noun,
a person who has retired from an occupation or profession.
- methane
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, CH 4 , the main constituent of marsh gas and the firedamp of coal mines, obtained commercially from natural gas: the first member of the methane, or alkane, series of hydrocarbons.
- Drenthe
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noun,
a province in E Netherlands. 1011 sq. mi. (2620 sq. km).
- dreamer
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noun,
a person who dreams.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- inedita
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plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- arteri-
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- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- Rhaetia
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- haemat-
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- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Adamite
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noun,
a descendant of Adam; human being.
- manatee
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noun,
any of several plant-eating aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, of West Indian, Floridian, and Gulf Coast waters, having two flippers in front and a broad, spoon-shaped tail: all species are endangered.
- mediant
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- mediate
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- anthema
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noun,
exanthema.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- thermae
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noun,
hot springs; hot baths.
- earthen
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adjective,
composed of earth.
- Haitian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Haiti.
- Earhart
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noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- hadarim
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noun,
plural of heder.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Hadrian
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noun,
(Publius Aelius Hadrianus) a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor 117–138.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- Meriden
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noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- Miranda
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noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- mitered
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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.
- dermat-
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- diamine
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- Trianda
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noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- nitride
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noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- Harriet
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noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- dementi
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- neither
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pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- demerit
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- Demeter
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noun,
the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture and the protector of marriage and the social order, identified by the Romans with Ceres. She presided over the Eleusinian mysteries.
- ramenta
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noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- Rainier
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- headman
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noun,
a chief or leader.
- red-hat
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noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Madeira
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- animate
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- miterer
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noun,
a machine or tool for making miters.
- Athenai
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noun,
Greek name of Athens.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- hearten
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- hearted
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noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- inherit
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verb (used with object),
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir:
- headmen
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noun,
a chief or leader.
- narrate
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- dimeter
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- danaite
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noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- reenter
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verb (used with object),
to enter again:
- reedmen
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noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- Needham
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- reedman
-
noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- hematin
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- airdate
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- hetaira
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noun,
hetaera.
- Airdrie
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noun,
a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.
- emanate
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verb (used with object),
to send forth; emit.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- Teheran
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- hetaera
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noun,
a highly cultured courtesan or concubine, especially in ancient Greece.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Mariner
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- amidine
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noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- amidate
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verb (used with object),
to convert into an amide.
- emetine
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- amentia
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- errhine
-
noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- married
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noun,
Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people:
- Heredia
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noun,
José María de [Spanish haw-se mah-ree-ah th e] /Spanish hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1905, French poet, born in Cuba.
- Anaheim
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noun,
a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- airhead
-
noun,
an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Ethanim
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noun,
a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. I Kings 8:2.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- therian
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noun,
a therian animal.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- meander
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- Marathi
-
noun,
an Indic language of western and central India: the principal language of the state of Maharashtra.
- Erhardt
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noun,
a male given name.
- trireme
-
noun,
a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
- Ahriman
-
noun,
Angra Mainyu.
- mandate
-
noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- Hermite
-
noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, French mathematician.
- Terrene
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noun,
the earth.
- eremite
-
noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- therein
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adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- AmerInd
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- nemat-
-
- tineid
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noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Nereid
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- adhere
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- ethene
-
noun,
ethylene (def 2).
- Harare
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Rahman
-
noun,
Prince Abdul [ahb-dool] /ˈɑb dul/ (Show IPA), 1903–90, Malayan political leader: prime minister of Malaya 1957–63; premier of Malaysia 1963–70.
- denti-
-
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Erhard
-
noun,
Ludwig, 1897–1977, West German economist and government official: chancellor 1963–66.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Herrin
-
noun,
a town in S Illinois.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- 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.
- hareem
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noun,
harem.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- enter-
-
- 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.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- dhaman
-
noun,
a large, harmless, colubrid snake, Ptyas mucosus, of southern Asia, the skin of which is used in making shoes, purses, and other items.
- Dharma
-
noun,
essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- errand
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- nether
-
adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- dharna
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noun,
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- haema-
-
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- Mahren
-
noun,
German name of Moravia.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- menhir
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Mather
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noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- matri-
-
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- Medit.
-
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- 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:
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- haemia
-
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- Hamden
-
noun,
a town in S Connecticut.
- hamate
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adjective,
hook-shaped.
- dirham
-
noun,
a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- dirhem
-
noun,
any of various fractional silver coins issued in Islamic countries at different periods.
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- dither
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- midair
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- 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.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- Minthe
-
noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- maenad
-
noun,
bacchante.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- Martha
-
noun,
the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Tadema
-
noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- hemat-
-
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- therm-
-
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Denham
-
noun,
Sir John, 1615–69, English poet and architect.
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- therme
-
noun,
therm.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Heinie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- 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.
- Hetman
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Herter
-
noun,
Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- Ahmadi
-
noun,
a member of the Ahmadiya.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- Thamar
-
noun,
Tamar.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- te-hee
-
noun,
a titter; snicker.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Amidah
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer that is recited in standing position at each of the three daily services and consists of three opening blessings, three closing blessings, and one intermediate blessing on the Sabbath and holy days and 13 intermediate blessings on other days.
- Amathi
-
noun,
Amittai.
- 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.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- Herder
-
noun,
a person in charge of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- termer
-
noun,
a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- 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.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- reamer
-
noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- adren-
-
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- darner
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- Darren
-
noun,
a male given name.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- header
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- inter.
-
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- intra-
-
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- Reader
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- 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.
- redeem
-
verb (used with object),
to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- render
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- heated
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Renard
-
noun,
Reynard.
- arthr-
-
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- reread
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- hier-
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- intr.
-
- Hind.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Mahan
-
noun,
Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Iran.
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- 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.
- 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.
- imit.
-
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- init.
-
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- 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.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- Hindi
-
noun,
the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- 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.
- irid-
-
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Mahdi
-
noun,
the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhin-
-
- rhet.
-
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- retd.
-
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- 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.
- term.
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- rrhea
-
- tera-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- 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.
- 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).
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- 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.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- meta-
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- matr-
-
- 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.
- math.
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- 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.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Neth.
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- meth-
-
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- 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.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- mini-
-
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- metr-
-
- RADAR
-
noun,
Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Haida
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- haem-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- 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.
- Deere
-
noun,
John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
- anim.
-
- anat.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- 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.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- ante-
-
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- anth-
-
- amid-
-
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- 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:
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amer.
-
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- demi-
-
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Haman
-
noun,
a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews of Persia. Esther 3–6.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- anti-
-
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- Dahna
-
noun,
an area in the NE Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of E central Saudi Arabia.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- arith
-
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- aeri-
-
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- aemia
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- hemia
-
- hemi-
-
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- hema-
-
- Adnah
-
noun,
a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army. I Chron. 12:20.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- diam.
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- ahead
-
Idioms,
ahead of,
in front of; before:
superior to; beyond:
in advance of; at an earlier time than:
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Heidi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- dimin
-
- 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.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- 30-30
-
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- aden-
-
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Admah
-
noun,
one of the cities that was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. Deut. 29:23.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- heder
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- derm-
-
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- dent.
-
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- 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).
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- dim.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- neem
-
- Neh.
-
- 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.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- der.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Din.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- 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.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- RADM
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- NIRA
-
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- NIMH
-
- 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)
- Dem.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Den.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- 1080
-
- rad.
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- NTIA
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dat.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- AIME
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- the-
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- AInd
-
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amdt
-
- 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.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- aet.
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trid
-
- tri-
-
- 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.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- AAEE
-
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- aer-
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Adm.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- ter.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- 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).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- RIIA
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Arm.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arr.
-
- art.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- atm.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- ten.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tanh
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- thi-
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- dir.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- end-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- 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.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Eth.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- emia
-
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- ment
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- men-
-
- 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.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- 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.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EMet
-
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mdnt
-
- EDTA
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- IATA
-
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- IndE
-
- hem-
-
- inae
-
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- IEEE
-
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- iana
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- IAEA
-
- Ind.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- her.
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- heed
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- MAEd
-
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 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.
- 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.
- med.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Ire.
-
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- int.
-
- INRI
-
- met.
-
- tRNA
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- NADH
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- midn
-
- min.
-
- 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.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- 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.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- mRNA
-
- Mid.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Nah.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- MNA
-
- Ir.
-
- REA
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- MNE
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- hd.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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:
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- 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.
- MRA
-
- INH
-
- MRE
-
- ine
-
- NHA
-
- NIA
-
- ThD
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- DMT
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- dh-
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- dha
-
- di.
-
- MAA
-
- DMA
-
- 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.
- th-
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Md.
-
- 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.
- NIH
-
- AME
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NHI
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- MRI
-
- MTI
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- NAA
-
- NAD
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Aar
-
- AAM
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- ht.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- an.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AIA
-
- TRH
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ad-
-
- Am.
-
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HRE
-
- id.
-
- Mt.
-
- ae.
-
- MTh
-
- AHE
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- nr.
-
- mtn
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ier
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- AEA
-
- ThM
-
- 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.
- ide
-
- TIA
-
- 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).
- TID
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- NDE
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- DTh
-
- 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.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- EEE
-
- DAE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- ATA
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- at.
-
- MIE
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MDT
-
- EDT
-
- Ehr
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- eir
-
- DRE
-
- NRA
-
- 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.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- EMR
-
- 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.
- EMT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ard
-
- en-
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- EAM
-
- RDA
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- 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.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- DAR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- ead
-
- ean
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- MHA
-
- MHD
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- MHE
-
- MHR
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ed.
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ene
-
- Re.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERT
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RMA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ETR
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- rte
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- hr.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Rd.
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- DET
-
- rnd
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- DNR
-
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- DNA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Dr.
-
- rt.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MIT
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NM
-
- R.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- 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.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- EI
-
- DN
-
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- ee
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- h.
-
- N.
-
- ND
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- MN
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- D.
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MH
-
- i.
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- RI
-
- DM
-
- RH
-
- TM
-
- TN
-
- NH
-
- t.
-
- NI
-