Anagrams of maternities
Word maternities has
1 exact anagrams and 1058 other words
that can be made by using the letters of maternities.
- Anti-semite
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noun,
a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews.
- ministrate
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verb (used without object),
to minister or administer.
- 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.
- terminates
-
verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- itinerate
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verb (used without object),
to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- intermits
-
verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- enteritis
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of the intestines, especially the small intestine.
- martinets
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- amenities
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noun,
an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
- reinstate
-
verb (used with object),
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
- 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.
- terminate
-
verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- Marinetti
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noun,
Emilio Filippo Tommaso [e-mee-lyaw fee-leep-paw tawm-mah-zaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ fiˈlip pɔ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1944, Italian writer.
- Marinette
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noun,
a city in NE Wisconsin.
- intimates
-
noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- estaminet
-
noun,
a bistro or small café.
- ministate
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noun,
a small, independent nation.
- semainier
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noun,
a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- retinites
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- 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.
- anisette
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- Ansermet
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noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- martinet
-
noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- teamster
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noun,
a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
- martinis
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- iterates
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- Titanism
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noun,
revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- emitters
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- 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.
- intimate
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noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- 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 .
- intermit
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- tetanies
-
noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- 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.
- Mariette
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noun,
Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
- ratteens
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noun,
ratiné.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- 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.
- entreats
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- estimate
-
noun,
an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
- retinite
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- imitates
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- teratism
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- entities
-
noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- 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.
- metritis
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noun,
inflammation of the uterus.
- enmities
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noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- teatimes
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- estreat
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- smitten
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verb,
a past participle of smite.
- smatter
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noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- 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 .
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- 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.
- iterate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- 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.
- 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.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- teatime
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- 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.
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- imitate
-
verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- termite
-
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.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- 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.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- emitter
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- 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.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- 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.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- martnet
-
noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- 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.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- metrist
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noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- mattins
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noun,
matin (def 1).
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- strati-
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- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- restate
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- 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.
- meinies
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noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Meitner
-
noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- stamin-
-
- Minette
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noun,
a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- 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.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- 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.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- 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.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- 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.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- 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.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- 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.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- 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.
- 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.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- inter.
-
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- intra-
-
- instr.
-
- 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.).
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- Mettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- matri-
-
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- 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.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- 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;
- nemat-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- arsen-
-
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- 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.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- 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.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- remits
-
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.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terat-
-
- 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.
- tetra-
-
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- 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:
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- 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.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- enter-
-
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- reni-
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- sanit
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- nears
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- ster.
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- meta-
-
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- 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.
- 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.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- metr-
-
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- 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.
- semi-
-
- 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.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- 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.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- seti-
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- 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.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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).
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- 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.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MSEnt
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- 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)
- 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.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- mini-
-
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- stat.
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- 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).
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- astr.
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- IATSE
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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 .
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- 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.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- term.
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- 30-30
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- treas
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- imit.
-
- 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.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- 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.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- 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.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- 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:
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- Matt.
-
- matr-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- mast-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Iran.
-
- init.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inst.
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- intr.
-
- tears
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ten.
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 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.
- trit
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tRNA
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- str.
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- 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.
- 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.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- tri-
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- Tasm
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- SRAM
-
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sem.
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ter.
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Sat.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tit.
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 1080
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- 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.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- inae
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ette
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- met.
-
- 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.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- ment
-
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- 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.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- AIME
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ASME
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- emia
-
- est.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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).
- Ens.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- EMet
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- attn
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- att.
-
- ASTM
-
- 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.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- MNAS
-
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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)
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- NIRA
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neem
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- MSIE
-
- RIIA
-
- NTIA
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- MSEE
-
- 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.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- EMR
-
- 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.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EAM
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- REA
-
- ean
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- EIS
-
- 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.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ene
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- se-
-
- eir
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- ASM
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- rt.
-
- AME
-
- RSE
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- RSA
-
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- at.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- SAR
-
- ERT
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- AMS
-
- 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.
- TNT
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SAE
-
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- ESA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STI
-
- MTS
-
- STM
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- mtn
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ese
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- NES
-
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MTI
-
- Me.
-
- MRI
-
- Sr.
-
- MNE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- MNS
-
- MIT
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Mt.
-
- SMA
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MIE
-
- MSI
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TTS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- ETR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ETS
-
- NSA
-
- 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).
- Ir.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ine
-
- nr.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- NRA
-
- ISA
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ESR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- 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.
- ise
-
- ite
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- MNA
-
- TT
-
- RI
-
- MN
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- SN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- R.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- S.
-
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TM
-
- SA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- M.
-
- SM
-
- NM
-