Anagrams of mayoralties
Word mayoralties has
1553 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of mayoralties.
- rolamites
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- Taylorism
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noun,
the application of scientific methods to the problem of obtaining maximum efficiency in industrial work or the like.
- materials
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- royalties
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noun,
royal persons collectively.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- lamister
-
noun,
lamster.
- alarmist
-
noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- solitary
-
noun,
a person who lives alone or in solitude, or avoids the society of others.
- material
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- moralist
-
noun,
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- oatmeals
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noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- molarity
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noun,
the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- Yamato-e
-
noun,
a narrative style of painting developed from the 12th to the 14th century, characterized chiefly by continuous illustrations often executed on long scrolls.
- morality
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noun,
conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- masterly
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adjective,
like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful:
- aleatory
-
adjective,
Law. depending on a contingent event:
- rolamite
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- royalist
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noun,
a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- isometry
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noun,
equality of measure.
- lamasery
-
noun,
a monastery of lamas.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- Somalia
-
noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Alastor
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- solaria
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- arylate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound).
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- miserly
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- Taylors
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noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- aristo-
-
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- morales
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- merlots
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- amritas
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- marital
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- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- streamy
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adjective,
abounding in streams or watercourses:
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Marisol
-
noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- mastery
-
noun,
command or grasp, as of a subject:
- amylose
-
noun,
the soluble or sol component of starch that forms a stiff gel at ordinary temperatures and turns blue in iodine.
- malaise
-
noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- amylase
-
noun,
any of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose.
- stearo-
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- amyelia
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noun,
congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- maltose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- maltase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- amatory
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adjective,
of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love:
- amatols
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noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- astylar
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adjective,
without columns.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- malates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Mistral
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- malayo-
-
- myrtles
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noun,
any plant of the genus Myrtus, especially M. communis, a shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and aromatic berries: anciently held sacred to Venus and used as an emblem of love.
Compare myrtle family.
- ostiary
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noun,
Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- trysail
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noun,
a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer.
- 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.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- oralism
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- mortals
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noun,
a human being.
- milters
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- 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.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Aetolia
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noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- trisomy
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noun,
an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.
- motleys
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noun,
a combination of different colors.
- Toryism
-
noun,
the act or fact of being a Tory.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- isoamyl
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adjective,
containing the isoamyl group; isopentyl.
- orality
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- armlets
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- astrol.
-
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- tamales
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- reality
-
noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- oatmeal
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noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- atemoya
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noun,
a tropical tree of the Philippines that is a hybrid of the cherimoya and sweetsop.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- lamster
-
noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- masto-
-
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- astro-
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- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- mateys
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noun,
comrade; chum; buddy.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Stormy
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adjective,
affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous:
- astral
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- astray
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adverb, adjective,
out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route:
- metro-
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- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- tarso-
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- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Tamayo
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noun,
Rufino [roo-fee-naw] /ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1991, Mexican painter.
- easily
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adverb,
in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- measly
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adjective,
Informal.
contemptibly small, meager, or slight:
wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory:
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- merlot
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- matri-
-
- Taoism
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noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Elyria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- Taylor
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noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- elisor
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noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- metal.
-
- tarsal
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- elytra
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noun,
plural of elytron.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- Storey
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noun,
story2 .
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- layers
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noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- rosily
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adverb,
with a rosy color.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- salary
-
noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- royals
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- lyrate
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adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- limeys
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noun,
a British sailor.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- lamias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- lyrism
-
noun,
lyricism.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- lyrist
-
noun,
a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
- Salome
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noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lysate
-
noun,
the mixture of substances formed by the lysis of cells.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Marley
-
noun,
Robert Nesta ("Bob") 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- iatro-
-
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- steamy
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adjective,
consisting of or resembling steam.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- stylar
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adjective,
having the shape of an ancient style; resembling a pen, pin, or peg.
- styler
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noun,
a person or thing that styles.
- malate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- stylo-
-
- stymie
-
noun,
Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- estray
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- Marist
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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.
- Styria
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noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- riyals
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Malory
-
noun,
Sir Thomas, c1400–71, English author.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- royale
-
noun,
custard cut into shapes and used as a garnish in soups.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- smarty
-
noun,
a smart aleck.
- smeary
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adjective,
showing smears; smeared.
- Smiley
-
noun,
a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face.
Compare emoticon.
- mayest
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verb,
2nd person singular present indicative of may1 .
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Somali
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noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- somat-
-
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- sorely
-
adverb,
in a painful manner.
- malays
-
noun,
a member of the Malay people.
- 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.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- amylo-
-
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- motile
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adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- Motley
-
noun,
a combination of different colors.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Amytal
-
- moiety
-
noun,
a half.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- mostly
-
adverb,
for the most part; in the main:
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- timely
-
adverb,
seasonably; opportunely.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- 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.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tilery
-
noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- Ramsey
-
noun,
Arthur Michael (Baron Ramsey of Canterbury) 1904–1988, English clergyman and scholar: archbishop of Canterbury 1961–74.
- Ramsay
-
noun,
Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- almery
-
noun,
ambry.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- morays
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Morley
-
noun,
Christopher Darlington, 1890–1957, U.S. writer.
- Toyama
-
noun,
a city on W Honshu, in central Japan.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- re-lay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Mosley
-
noun,
(Sir) Oswald Ernald [ur-nuh ld] /ˈɜr nəld/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, English politician and fascist leader.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- 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.).
- realty
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- 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.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Myrtle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Myrtus, especially M. communis, a shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and aromatic berries: anciently held sacred to Venus and used as an emblem of love.
Compare myrtle family.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- myria-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Troyes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- aseity
-
noun,
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- oyster
-
noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- myelo-
-
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- misery
-
noun,
wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- mislay
-
verb (used with object),
to lose temporarily; misplace:
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- lt-yr
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- oste-
-
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- lyso-
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- orial
-
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- limey
-
noun,
a British sailor.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Lesya
-
noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- lyase
-
noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- mosey
-
verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- lyres
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Mayas
-
noun,
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Sayao
-
noun,
Bidú [bee-doo;; Portuguese bih-doo] /ˈbi du;; Portuguese bɪˈdu/ (Show IPA), (Balduina de Oliveira Sayão) 1902–1999, Brazilian soprano.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- salty
-
adjective,
tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Oyama
-
noun,
Iwao [ee-wah-aw] /ˈi wɑˌɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1916, Japanese field marshal.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- 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.
- Mayer
-
noun,
Julius Robert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von;; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn;; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/ (Show IPA), 1814–78, German physicist.
- Misty
-
adjective,
abounding in or clouded by mist.
- Melia
-
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- meaty
-
adjective,
of or like meat.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mealy
-
adjective,
having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly:
- Mysia
-
noun,
an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- matr-
-
- miso-
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matey
-
noun,
comrade; chum; buddy.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- 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.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- mast-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- 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.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- myel-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Mylar
-
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- metry
-
- metr-
-
- Metol
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- meta-
-
- Meryl
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Merle.
- meso-
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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)
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- 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).
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- male-
-
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Malay
-
noun,
a member of the Malay people.
- mayst
-
verb,
2nd person singular present indicative of may1 .
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- malty
-
adjective,
of, like, or containing malt.
- Moray
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mayos
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Mayor
-
noun,
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Marys
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Marya
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- moity
-
adjective,
full of moits.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- LeRoy
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- astr.
-
- tears
-
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- telo-
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- atmo-
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- atomy
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- atory
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- 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.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- term.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tera-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Emily
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stomy
-
- stome
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stimy
-
noun,
stymie.
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- Elroy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Talys
-
noun,
Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tayra
-
noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elyot
-
noun,
Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- styli
-
noun,
a plural of stylus.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- alary
-
adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 30-30
-
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- tryma
-
noun,
a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
- treas
-
- aemia
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- amyl-
-
- amyls
-
noun,
an amyl group.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Amity
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- Tyrol
-
noun,
an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
- Amory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- 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.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- areo-
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Amer.
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Alta.
-
- Altay
-
noun,
Altai.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- style
-
noun,
a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slaty
-
adjective,
consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to slate.
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slimy
-
adjective,
of or like slime.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- ileo-
-
- sito-
-
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- LeMay
-
noun,
Curtis (Emerson) 1906–90, U.S. Air Force officer: chief of the Strategic Air Command 1948–61; Chief of Staff of the Air Force 1961–65.
- seamy
-
adjective,
unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- latry
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- semi-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- 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.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- sero-
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- seti-
-
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- ylems
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- Ital.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Yamis
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- ster.
-
- yeast
-
noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- iatry
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Yeats
-
noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- styl-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Yalta
-
noun,
a seaport in the Crimea, S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin February 4–12, 1945.
- Srta.
-
- IATSE
-
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Ste.
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- tomy
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- str.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- sym.
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Sat.
-
- Saml
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Sem.
-
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- 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.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- tri-
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- 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).
- Syr.
-
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- ter.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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)
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Tasm
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SRAM
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- Sra.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- ole-
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- ator
-
- lyte
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- ates
-
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- lys-
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Maya
-
noun,
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mayo
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- ARIS
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Arm.
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Mays
-
noun,
Willie (Howard) born 1931, U.S. baseball player.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- eso-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- yrs.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- est.
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- 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.
- IAEA
-
- yams
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- IATA
-
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- Yama
-
noun,
the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- ile-
-
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- etym
-
- 1080
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ELAS
-
- emia
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- itol
-
- 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.
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- 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.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- mal-
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alis
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- moly
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- 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.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Amal
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- AIME
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ayme
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, French novelist and short-story writer.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- MSAE
-
- MSIE
-
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- myo-
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Amoy
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- 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.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- 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.
- met.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- 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.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- amt.
-
- Mar.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- 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.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- 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).
- MILR
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mil.
-
- STL
-
- ESA
-
- AEA
-
- STM
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ae.
-
- ALM
-
- ERT
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ATA
-
- 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.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ery
-
- at.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- tlr
-
- AAM
-
- ety
-
- STI
-
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- ial
-
- Tro
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aar
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Ar.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- AOA
-
- TMO
-
- AAE
-
- aor
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- EOM
-
- TAL
-
- EIS
-
- ARS
-
- eo-
-
- eir
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ASR
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ase
-
- ea.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ASM
-
- AME
-
- EAA
-
- EAM
-
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ast
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ASI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AMS
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlo
-
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- ays
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- La.
-
- IAS
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Mao
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- mi.
-
- my-
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- REA
-
- MIT
-
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- ROA
-
- MLA
-
- LST
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Sta
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LTA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ltr
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- 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.
- MAA
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ml.
-
- MLR
-
- So.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Mt.
-
- ose
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- MTS
-
- OSA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ory
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- MSI
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OIr
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OIt
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- MST
-
- MSE
-
- MLS
-
- MRE
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- 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.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- RTS
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- SLE
-
- ise
-
- SMA
-
- SLR
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
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- ist
-
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ity
-
- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SRO
-
- Ola
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ISA
-
- IRS
-
- Syl
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- St.
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
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- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- Yeo
-
- ier
-
- yer
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- IRO
-
- yis
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- il-
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ior
-
- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- soy
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noun,
soy sauce.
- IRL
-
- Lay
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noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- SLA
-
- se-
-
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- LMT
-
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SAE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SAA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LIM
-
- lye
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noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- 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).
- ILS
-
- SAR
-
- O.
-
- Y.
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- YT
-
- LM
-
- i.
-
- OA
-
- ry
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- S.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- SA
-
- AI
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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.
- ol
-
- 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.
- SL
-
- SM
-
- yl
-
- R.
-
- LR
-
- RO
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- L2
-
- TL
-
- L1
-
- TM
-
- ey
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- le
-
- L.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- ly
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ty
-
- RI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- yr
-
- M.
-
- EI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .