Anagrams of marionettes
Word marionettes has
1569 anagrams
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- martensite
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noun,
a metastable microconstituent of any of various forms of carbon steel, produced by undercooling sufficiently below the normal transformation temperature, especially a hard, brittle product of the decomposition of austenite, produced in this way.
- maisonette
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noun,
a small house, especially one connected to a large apartment building.
- terminates
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verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- orientates
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- marionette
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noun,
a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.
- Trasimeno
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noun,
a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- Marinette
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noun,
a city in NE Wisconsin.
- neoterism
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noun,
an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
- antimeres
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- martinets
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- Mertensia
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- estaminet
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noun,
a bistro or small café.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- sea-otter
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noun,
a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- reinstate
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verb (used with object),
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
- terminate
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verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- osmeteria
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noun,
a glandular process on the first thoracic segment of many caterpillars that emits a noxious odor to ward off predators.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- Timorese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Ansermet
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noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- anisette
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- estimate
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noun,
an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
- ratteens
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noun,
ratiné.
- torments
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noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- semitone
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- emitters
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- emersion
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- entreats
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- teamster
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noun,
a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- teratism
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Masonite
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- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- Mariette
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noun,
Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
- teatimes
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- tritomas
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- termites
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- martinet
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- Masorete
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noun,
one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- tetanies
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Matteson
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noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- nemato-
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- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- torment
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noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- stamin-
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- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- moreens
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- stereo-
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- stearo-
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- steato-
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- steamer
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noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- tonemes
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- tenters
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- sterno-
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- stomat-
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- stomate
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noun,
stoma (def 1).
- tomenta
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noun,
pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mattins
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noun,
matin (def 1).
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- termite
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- metates
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noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- estreat
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- Menotti
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noun,
Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- etatism
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noun,
state socialism.
- matters
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noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- metrist
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noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- martnet
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noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- emitter
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- strati-
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- strato-
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- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- entero-
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- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- teatime
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- Minette
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noun,
a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- transom
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Tritoma
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- arseno-
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- antero-
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- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- aristo-
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- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- seriema
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noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- restate
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- remotes
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Rosette
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noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- smitten
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verb,
a past participle of smite.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- 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.
- smatter
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noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- masto-
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- matins
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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.
- matri-
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- remise
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- mattes
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noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- MAeroE
-
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- 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.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- somat-
-
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitro-
-
- nemat-
-
- somni-
-
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- steno-
-
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Mettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- tarso-
-
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- metate
-
noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- 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.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- aniso-
-
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- anemo-
-
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tetra-
-
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- amnios
-
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- amino-
-
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- astro-
-
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- astron
-
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- enter-
-
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- arsen-
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- trans.
-
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- iatro-
-
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- terat-
-
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- aeron.
-
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Sino-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- stat.
-
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- nears
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- seti-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- naso-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- omni-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- ation
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- atmo-
-
- nitr-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Srta.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sito-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- toti-
-
- atto-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- astr.
-
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- 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.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Amer.
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- reni-
-
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- 30-30
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- aeri-
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- aero-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanit
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- oste-
-
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- areo-
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- treas
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- sero-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- anis-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- semi-
-
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- tonia
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- meno-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tears
-
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Matt.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Iran.
-
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- tera-
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- term.
-
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- matr-
-
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- mast-
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- intr.
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- 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.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ento-
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- stome
-
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- 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.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- ster.
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- MSEnt
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- miso-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sra.
-
- ter.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Ste.
-
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sat.
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SRAM
-
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- trit
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tRNA
-
- tron
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Tit.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tion
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tri-
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- str.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Sem.
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- 1080
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- mRNA
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Ens.
-
- MSAE
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- MSEE
-
- MSIE
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- emia
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- EMet
-
- MNAS
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nom.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Ire.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- neem
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mar.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- 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.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- 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.
- int.
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inae
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- ette
-
- eso-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mis-
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- est.
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- mes-
-
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- nos-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- not-
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Arm.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- amt.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- aer-
-
- RNAS
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- AIME
-
- aet.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Aire
-
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ASME
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ates
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- att.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ASTM
-
- NTIA
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- art.
-
- ator
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ont.
-
- attn
-
- ea.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ia.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ir.
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- an.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ier
-
- ae.
-
- ine
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- TSI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Ar.
-
- 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 = .
- Tro
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ior
-
- 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.
- IAS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- IOT
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- at.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EMT
-
- TNT
-
- TMO
-
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- EMR
-
- AMS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- en-
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ase
-
- ene
-
- aor
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- EOE
-
- ARS
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ASI
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ETR
-
- 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.
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ETS
-
- TIA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- AME
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ESR
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ETO
-
- ASN
-
- tr.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- EIS
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tra
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- ASM
-
- ast
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- IRO
-
- 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.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OEM
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OTA
-
- IRS
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- Sr.
-
- 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.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OAS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TTS
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- OSA
-
- SMA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- St.
-
- SRO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- SAE
-
- So.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- OTS
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- REA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NMR
-
- Sta
-
- MNS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- MIT
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- NES
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Me.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- 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.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Mo.
-
- Mao
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- MTS
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MTO
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- mtn
-
- ITA
-
- MSN
-
- MRE
-
- STM
-
- MRI
-
- STI
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- TT
-
- S.
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- SM
-
- RO
-
- 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.
- MN
-
- i.
-
- TM
-
- NI
-
- NM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-