Anagrams of Maine-et-Loire
Word Maine-et-Loire has
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- eliminator
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noun,
a person or thing that eliminates.
- eliminate
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verb (used with object),
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable:
Synonyms: do away with, banish, abolish, eradicate, erase, exterminate, cut out, annihilate, weed out, stamp out, rub out.
Antonyms: obtain, get, invite.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- trinomial
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adjective,
Algebra. consisting of or pertaining to three terms.
- meliorate
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verb (used with or without object),
ameliorate.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- ilmenite
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noun,
a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
- mirliton
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noun,
kazoo.
- Manolete
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noun,
(Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- Minorite
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noun,
Friar Minor.
- mineral.
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- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- meionite
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noun,
a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- Melitene
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noun,
ancient name of Malatya.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- melinite
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noun,
a high explosive containing picric acid.
- melanite
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- 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.
- telomere
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noun,
the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- limonite
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noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- Montreal
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noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- 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.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- meletin
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noun,
quercetin.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- melano-
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- entero-
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- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- antero-
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- 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.
- nemato-
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- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- Merilee
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noun,
a female given name.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- Elenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- element
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noun,
a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis:
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- 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.
- Emeline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- eremite
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- limiter
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- 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.
- alienee
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- molten
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Iletin
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- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- MAeroE
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- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- iatro-
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- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- enter-
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- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- loment
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- motile
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adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- entree
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- mortal
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noun,
a human being.
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Ermine
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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.
- Ilorin
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noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- eterne
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adjective,
eternal.
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Marlon
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noun,
a male given name.
- Melton
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noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- merlon
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noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Melete
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noun,
one of the original three Muses, the Muse of meditation.
Compare Aoede, mneme (def 2).
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- matri-
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- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merlot
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- inter.
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- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- inlier
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Milton
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noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Marini
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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.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- milit.
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- intra-
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- intro.
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- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- metro-
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- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- metal.
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- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- melan-
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- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- retina
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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.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Tolima
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noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- toneme
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- omelet
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noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- retene
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noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- amino-
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- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- anomie
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noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nemat-
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- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- nitro-
-
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- aeron.
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- anemo-
-
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- teleo-
-
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tele-
-
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- term.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- telo-
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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.
- tera-
-
- matr-
-
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- tonia
-
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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.
- male-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- orial
-
- 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.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Mont.
-
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- natl.
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- mini-
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- mero-
-
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- meno-
-
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- meta-
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Melia
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- melee
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- 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.
- 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.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- reni-
-
- metr-
-
- Metol
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- ition
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Ital.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Armen
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Arnel
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- areo-
-
- atmo-
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ante-
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- anti-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ation
-
- intr.
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- imit.
-
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- elem.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- ileo-
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- alti-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- alto-
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Amer.
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- 30-30
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Ont.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ten.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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).
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Aire
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 1080
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NTIA
-
- AIME
-
- neo-
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- NIRA
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- tRNA
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- tri-
-
- tron
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neem
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- aet.
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- EMet
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- emia
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- RONA
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Arm.
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- ter.
-
- amt.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- ano-
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- ant.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- ator
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- rel.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- 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)
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- atm.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rit.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RIIA
-
- alt.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- tion
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- mil.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- IEEE
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- mal-
-
- ile-
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Mar.
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- inae
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- lea.
-
- MILR
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Lat.
-
- min.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- intl
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- int.
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- ment
-
- 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.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lam.
-
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- itol
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- men-
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- mRNA
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- 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).
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Lani
-
- Ire.
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- met.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Mon.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- INRI
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- aor
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- TAL
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rte
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- rt.
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- LON
-
- ALM
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tr.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- tra
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ae.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Am.
-
- Tro
-
- LMT
-
- Me.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- 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.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- 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.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Mao
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- TMO
-
- La.
-
- TIA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- AME
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- LIM
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- Mo.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- IRO
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- io-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OEM
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- NRA
-
- Om.
-
- ier
-
- ETR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLR
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ONR
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- MOI
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- nr.
-
- ETO
-
- ILO
-
- MTI
-
- NIA
-
- 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:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- ene
-
- Mt.
-
- mtn
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- MTO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- NMI
-
- ERT
-
- MOR
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NMR
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- EOE
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- EMR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- EMT
-
- 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.
- eir
-
- ONI
-
- EEO
-
- IOT
-
- REA
-
- EOM
-
- MIT
-
- eo-
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ior
-
- Ir.
-
- ea.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- IRL
-
- ITA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ite
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- EAM
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- in.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- EEE
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RMA
-
- ine
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- 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.
- ean
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- le
-
- MN
-
- RO
-
- TM
-
- AO
-
- N.
-
- NI
-
- t.
-
- ee
-
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L2
-
- 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.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L1
-
- ln
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NL
-
- LR
-
- LM
-
- ol
-
- i.
-
- M.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- O.
-
- NM
-
- TL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- RN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- TN
-
- EI
-
- L.
-