Anagrams of Masculine
Word Masculine has
1 exact anagrams and 738 other words
that can be made by using the letters of Masculine.
- calumnies
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noun,
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- musicale
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noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- almuces
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noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- macules
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noun,
mackle.
- acumens
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- musical
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noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- Manuel
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noun,
a male given name.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- inseam
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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.
- Samuel
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noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- animus
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- melan-
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- cesium
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- muscle
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noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- cleans
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- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- clause
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noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- muesli
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- mucins
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- muslin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- miscue
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- nuclei
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noun,
plural of nucleus.
- numis.
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- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Caelum
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noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- amicus
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noun,
a philanthropist.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- macule
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noun,
mackle.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- acumen
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lumens
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Leucas
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noun,
Levkas.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- unseal
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verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- unseam
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verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- usance
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
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- unlace
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- linums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- almuce
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noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- Elman
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noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- munic
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- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- luces
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noun,
plural of lux.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- 30-30
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- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- cumin
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- culms
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noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Lucan
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noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Cunas
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noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- micas
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mucin
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- misc.
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- minus
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noun,
minus sign.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Ecua.
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- Cumae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Lucas
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noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- emuls
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- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- incl.
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- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Lamus
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noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- lames
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noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Laius
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Manue
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noun,
Manoah.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- masc.
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- manse
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Islam
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noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maine
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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.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- male-
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- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Manus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Melia
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- encl.
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- leuc-
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- Lumen
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Mensa
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lunas
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Melun
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lunes
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noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Icel.
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- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileum
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noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileus
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noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- mauls
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noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- maces
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Usnea
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noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Aulis
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noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Salem
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noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Aleus
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noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- Caius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- calms
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noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- amin-
-
- slice
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Camel
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noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- cames
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noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- aulic
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adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- slime
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- anim.
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- semi-
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- AMICE
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Selma
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noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- amuse
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verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- amens
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- alums
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noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- almes
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noun,
almah.
- anis-
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- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- alum.
-
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- clime
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noun,
climate.
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- sauce
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noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- camis
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noun,
camisole (def 1).
- nuci-
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- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ulans
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noun,
uhlan.
- clase
-
- ulnas
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noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Unami
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Names
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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.
- music
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noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- caus.
-
- acnes
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- uncia
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noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Musil
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noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- cine-
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- UNCLE
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noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- USNA
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- uni-
-
- USMA
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- USCA
-
- mal-
-
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- USMC
-
- USIA
-
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- 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.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Mac-
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- 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.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- MALS
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- min.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- 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.
- msec
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- mun.
-
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- muc-
-
- MSIE
-
- MSCE
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MSAE
-
- MNAS
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- mis-
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Sem.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- sec.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- mes-
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- men-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Sam.
-
- Saml
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- meas
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- mus.
-
- 1080
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- cis-
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cml.
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- cen.
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cule
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- enc.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- AIME
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- asc-
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Aus.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- ASME
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- ANSI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- amus
-
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- ile-
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ins.
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lea.
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lani
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- ASN
-
- NUM
-
- MSC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- AMU
-
- AMS
-
- NUL
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ca.
-
- SCM
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Me.
-
- cs.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ASU
-
- ASI
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ase
-
- sc.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mc-
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- MSL
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ASM
-
- AMC
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ACS
-
- UAM
-
- AIC
-
- LSC
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ae.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- USA
-
- Une
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- uns
-
- AUC
-
- an.
-
- USC
-
- al.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USM
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- USN
-
- UAE
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SLE
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Les
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- AME
-
- NSU
-
- ALU
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ALM
-
- SLA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ALC
-
- AIS
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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.
- LIM
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- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SMA
-
- LSM
-
- AIM
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noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SNU
-
- Sue
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUM
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noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- LSI
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- ILS
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- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- NSC
-
- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- MIE
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- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ELM
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noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ium
-
- IUS
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- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- La.
-
- EIS
-
- ECM
-
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- ECA
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- ec-
-
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ml.
-
- NSA
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- MLS
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- MNA
-
- MNE
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- MNS
-
- ISA
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- EMU
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noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- cum
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noun,
come (def 24).
- ial
-
- MCI
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- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- in.
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ics
-
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- en-
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MSA
-
- MLA
-
- LCM
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ne-
-
- CAM
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noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- cle
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- CLI
-
- CIM
-
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- LCI
-
- CIE
-
- LCA
-
- 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.
- CIA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- CLU
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- CMA
-
- MSE
-
- NIA
-
- MSI
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- NES
-
- MSN
-
- NMU
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- NEC
-
- NMI
-
- LAC
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CEA
-
- NEA
-
- CSA
-
- CNS
-
- CNM
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LM
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- SM
-
- SL
-
- SA
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NL
-
- NM
-
- 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.
- le
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- 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.
- ln
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CM
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- L2
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MN
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- CU
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- M.
-
- CE
-
- SN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SU
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- U.
-
- L1
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- UC
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