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Word manipulations has
1629 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of manipulations.
- nationalism
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noun,
spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation.
- laminations
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noun,
act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
- ampliation
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noun,
an enlarging or extending; amplification.
- impanation
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noun,
the doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are in the bread and wine after consecration.
- animations
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noun,
animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit:
- simulation
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noun,
imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- Anti-Mason
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noun,
a member of the Anti-Masonic party or a supporter of its principles.
- supination
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noun,
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the palmar surface is facing upward (opposed to pronation).
- aminoplast
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noun,
amino resin.
- Manitoulin
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noun,
an island in N Lake Huron belonging to Canada. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- lamination
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noun,
act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
- insulation
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noun,
material used for insulating.
- utopianism
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noun,
the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracticable schemes of political or social reform.
- Plotinian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or in accordance with Plotinus or his philosophy.
- Paulinism
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noun,
the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- atonalism
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noun,
atonality.
- pulsation
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noun,
the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- Plotinism
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noun,
the Neoplatonism of Plotinus.
- maintains
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verb (used with object),
to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain:
- Plutonian
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adjective,
Also, Plutonic [ploo-ton-ik] /pluˈtɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.
- plutonism
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noun,
the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
- platinums
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noun,
Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- animation
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noun,
animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit:
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- nationals
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noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- sitomania
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noun,
abnormal craving for food.
- palmitins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- pointsman
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noun,
a railway switchman.
- Platonism
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noun,
the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- talapoins
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- palmation
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noun,
a palmate state or formation.
- plantains
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- plainsman
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noun,
an inhabitant of the plains.
- mannitols
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- lunations
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noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- planation
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noun,
the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.
- manualist
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noun,
an advocate of manualism.
- Annapolis
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Maryland, in the central part, on Chesapeake Bay: U.S. Naval Academy.
- plantsman
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noun,
a nurseryman.
- sinuation
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noun,
a winding; sinuosity.
- Lusitania
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noun,
(italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- Louisiana
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noun,
a state in the S United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge.
Abbreviation: LA (for use with zip code), La.
- animalist
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noun,
a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- platinous
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adjective,
containing bivalent platinum.
- annalist
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noun,
a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- pantonal
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adjective,
marked by or using pantonality.
- punition
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noun,
punishment.
- nitinols
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- pinitols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- Milpitas
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noun,
a town in W California.
- palmitin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- pintails
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- Limousin
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noun,
a former province in central France.
- palatium
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noun,
a palace, especially the palace of an ancient Roman emperor.
- Anapolis
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noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- pintanos
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- 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.
- salt-pan
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noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- munition
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noun,
Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- Latinian
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noun,
Latino-Faliscan.
- Unionism
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noun,
the principle of union, especially trade unionism.
- implants
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- mannitol
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- isanomal
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- plantain
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- insomnia
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- platino-
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- platinum
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noun,
Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- Plotinus
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noun,
a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- Unionist
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noun,
a person whose activities or beliefs are characterized by unionism.
- Pasolini
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noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- pinnati-
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- laminous
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adjective,
laminate; laminose.
- lampions
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- patinous
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adjective,
patinated.
- unplaits
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verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- staminal
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adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Antonius
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noun,
Marcus, Antony, Mark.
- insulant
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noun,
an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- Antinous
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noun,
the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- National
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noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- pantoums
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noun,
a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
- sonatina
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noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- Numantia
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noun,
an ancient city in N Spain: besieged and taken 134–133 b.c. by Scipio the Younger.
- aluminas
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- tilapias
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- alumino-
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- mainsail
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noun,
the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- sit-upon
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noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- simulant
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- nuptials
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noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- lunation
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noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- nominals
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noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- alinotum
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- Mountain
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noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
- maintain
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verb (used with object),
to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain:
- Alpinism
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noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- Alpinist
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- 11-point
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- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- solatium
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- impalas
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noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- saponin
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noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- patulin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic, C 7 H 6 O 4 , derived from various fungi, as Penicillium patulum and Aspergillus clavatus.
- impasto
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noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- Plantin
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noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- onanism
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stamin-
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- Antonia
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- nominal
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noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- pastina
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- Nampula
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noun,
a city in E Mozambique.
- impious
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adjective,
not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- Spatula
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noun,
an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading plasters and paints, etc.
- unplait
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verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- implant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Nanaimo
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noun,
a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the SE part of Vancouver Island.
- Postman
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- unnails
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verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- nuptial
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noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- Montana
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noun,
Joseph, Jr ("Joe") born 1956, U.S. football player.
- 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.
- upsilon
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- Mitanni
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noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Paulist
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noun,
a member of the “Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,” a community of priests founded in New York in 1858.
- Pianola
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noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- Pilatus
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noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6998 feet (2130 meters).
- plasmo-
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- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- plasmin
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noun,
fibrinolysin.
- pianism
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- napalms
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noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- minutia
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noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- stannum
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noun,
tin.
- lampion
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- Italian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- nonplus
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noun,
a state of utter perplexity.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- plutons
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noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- nonsuit
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noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- laminas
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- stimuli
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noun,
something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.:
- Moulins
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- snap-on
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adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- ultimas
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- topmaul
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noun,
a heavy hammer with a steel or wooden head, used in shipbuilding.
- pinnula
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noun,
a pinnule.
- 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.
- malpais
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
- minions
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noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- palato-
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- lipomas
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- Utopian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Utopia.
- alumina
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- Tunisia
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noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- utopias
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- muntins
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noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- insulin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.
- utopism
-
noun,
utopianism.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- mansion
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noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- Lipmann
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noun,
Fritz Albert, 1899–1986, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1953.
- amounts
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- pintail
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- Sultana
-
noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- amatols
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noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- amnions
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- pantoum
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noun,
a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
- Ansonia
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- ioniums
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- anosmia
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- anopias
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- sunlamp
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noun,
a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Somalia
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noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- pinions
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noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- pinitol
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- outmans
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- Simplon
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noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- tilapia
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- timpani
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noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- mantuas
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noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- inulins
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noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- nitinol
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- outspan
-
noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- isation
-
- Annatol
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noun,
a male given name.
- pitmans
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- annuals
-
noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- piloti
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noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pilous
-
adjective,
pilose.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- itious
-
- numina
-
noun,
plural of numen.
- mannas
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- lupoma
-
noun,
any of the tubercles occurring in lupus vulgaris.
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- panto-
-
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- Panoan
-
noun,
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.
- pannus
-
noun,
Pathology.
an abnormal vascular thickening of the cornea.
an ingrowth of synovial material into a joint, as in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Paloma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- opiums
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- Palmas
-
noun,
Las. Las Palmas.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- lauans
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Tuinal
-
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- numis.
-
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- lampas
-
noun,
congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- ionium
-
noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- Manaus
-
noun,
Manáos.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Laputa
-
noun,
an imaginary flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the inhabitants of which engaged in a variety of ridiculous projects and pseudoscientific experiments.
- pantun
-
noun,
pantoum.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latins
-
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.
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- muntin
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- amusia
-
noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- sampan
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- amnios
-
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- sannup
-
noun,
a married American Indian man, especially a younger one; husband.
- Putnam
-
noun,
Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
- Punans
-
noun,
a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- milit.
-
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- annuls
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- aniso-
-
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- amino-
-
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- Upsala
-
noun,
Uppsala.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- somat-
-
- somni-
-
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- moults
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- multi-
-
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumna
-
noun,
a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
-
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- upmost
-
adjective,
uppermost.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- almous
-
noun,
alms.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- annual
-
noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- plasia
-
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- plasm-
-
- plasma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- inspan
-
verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- masto-
-
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- manual
-
noun,
a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Innuit
-
noun,
Inuit.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- impala
-
noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- plani-
-
- plano-
-
- Maputo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- napalm
-
noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- pluton
-
noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- poults
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- unpins
-
verb (used with object),
to remove pins from.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- unsnap
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by or as if by opening snap fasteners:
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- inulin
-
noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- polit.
-
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- unmans
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- Pontus
-
noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- matins
-
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.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- Apulia
-
noun,
a department in SE Italy. 7442 sq. mi. (19,275 sq. km). Capital: Bari.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Mont.
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- nona-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- nails
-
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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- nano-
-
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- naso-
-
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- naut.
-
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- natl.
-
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Punan
-
noun,
a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Pluto
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- post-
-
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- poult
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- sanit
-
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Slump
-
noun,
an act or instance of slumping.
- span-
-
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- sito-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sino-
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- plio-
-
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- pant-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Supt.
-
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- onium
-
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Paula
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Paul.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Piaui
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pilum
-
noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- anti-
-
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- unpin
-
verb (used with object),
to remove pins from.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- Unit.
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- ation
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- lipo-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- atmo-
-
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- annot
-
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tolas
-
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.
- tonia
-
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anon.
-
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lumps
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- insp.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- init.
-
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- USLTA
-
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- insol
-
- inst.
-
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- ulama
-
plural noun,
the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
- tulip
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- ition
-
- Ital.
-
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Aust.
-
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- auto.
-
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- ilio-
-
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- 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.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imit.
-
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- alto-
-
- Minn.
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mini-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- alum.
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- amin-
-
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- 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.
- alti-
-
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tious
-
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- 30-30
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- miso-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Alta.
-
- mast-
-
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- manna
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- anal.
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- AMPAS
-
- anat.
-
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Imp.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- amus
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- alt.
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ulto
-
- iana
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- amt.
-
- IATA
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- intl
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- Alis
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SMTP
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- int.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- ann.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- ious
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Anas
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ins.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sam.
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- APSA
-
- ant.
-
- pos.
-
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- apo-
-
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- AISI
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Pol.
-
- PSAT
-
- pts.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- psia
-
- ANTU
-
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- pot.
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- AMLS
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- uni-
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- ANPA
-
- aut-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- amp.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Amal
-
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sat.
-
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- atm.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Ala.
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- 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:
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- moas
-
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.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NOAA
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- USNA
-
- mal-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Man.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- nom.
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- tonn
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- NTIA
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- non-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- USPO
-
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mout
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- MIPS
-
- mis-
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- MOpt
-
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- tion
-
- Soni
-
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- MNAS
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- 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.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mil.
-
- 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.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Tasm
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- mus.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- mult
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Saml
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lat.
-
- paua
-
noun,
a large, edible abalone of New Zealand, Haliotis iris, the shell of which is used in making jewelry.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Pan.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- iso-
-
- USIA
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- AAUP
-
- itis
-
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- itol
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- pil-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- opia
-
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- 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.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- top-
-
- 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.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- soln
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Pal.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Sol.
-
- 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.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- USMA
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- USM
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- USN
-
- uti
-
- USO
-
- USP
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Tu.
-
- UPI
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- TPM
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- TPI
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAL
-
- 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.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TSI
-
- TMO
-
- tlo
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TIA
-
- 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.
- TPN
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- up-
-
- UMT
-
- spt
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- uns
-
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- STI
-
- STL
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- TSP
-
- ult
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- STM
-
- UIT
-
- UAM
-
- USA
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- STP
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- lpm
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- 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.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- LMT
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LIM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lt.
-
- LSM
-
- La.
-
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- IPM
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- IOU
-
- MIT
-
- MSI
-
- MSA
-
- MPA
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOI
-
- 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.
- MNS
-
- MNA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MIP
-
- LTA
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- MAA
-
- 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.
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- IPA
-
- IOT
-
- MST
-
- AIS
-
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.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AOU
-
- AOA
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AMU
-
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALM
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Apl
-
- 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.
- AAU
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAP
-
- AAM
-
- an.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APS
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ia.
-
- 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 = .
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- io-
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ITU
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- AUA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- MSN
-
- MLS
-
- Mt.
-
- Ps.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- pm.
-
- pli
-
- Pa.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- MTI
-
- OPM
-
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PLA
-
- PLO
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SNU
-
- SMA
-
- SLP
-
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NNP
-
- SAA
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSA
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POA
-
- PMT
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Om.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- NUM
-
- NUL
-
- NSU
-
- NSA
-
- Npt
-
- NMU
-
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- 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.
- NIA
-
- OSA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NAA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MUP
-
- MTS
-
- MTP
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- op.
-
- NOP
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- OAS
-
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- OAP
-
- UL
-
- T1
-
- ol
-
- OA
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- MN
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- t.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SL
-
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L.
-
- SN
-
- L1
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- SM
-
- SA
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- U.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UI
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- i.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ln
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- MP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IP
-
- S.
-
- NM
-
- TN
-
- NL
-
- TM
-
- LM
-
- TL
-
- TP
-
- PU
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- O.
-
- SU
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).