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- Hinesville
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noun,
a town in SE Georgia.
- calcimines
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noun,
a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.
- Sanmicheli
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noun,
Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- calcimine
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noun,
a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.
- valencies
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noun,
valence.
- mischance
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noun,
a mishap or misfortune.
- clavicles
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noun,
a bone of the pectoral arch.
- helicline
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noun,
a curved ramp.
- mescaline
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noun,
a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 11 H 17 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.
- schlemiel
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noun,
an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- Achimenes
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noun,
any of several tropical American herbs of the genus Achimenes, cultivated for their showy, tubular flowers.
- Nashville
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tennessee, in the central part: battle 1864.
- Asheville
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noun,
a city in W North Carolina.
- ecclesial
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adjective,
pertaining to a church or its functions, teachings, or organization.
- chemicals
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noun,
a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- alchemies
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noun,
a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- Calvinism
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noun,
the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of the Scriptures, and the irresistibility of grace.
Compare Arminianism.
- chenilles
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noun,
a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc.
- hemlines
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noun,
the bottom edge of a coat, dress, skirt, etc.
- clenches
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noun,
the act of clenching.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- clavicle
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noun,
a bone of the pectoral arch.
- ischemia
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noun,
local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- cicelies
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noun,
a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
- slimline
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adjective,
slim in appearance.
- Vaseline
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- clinches
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noun,
the act of clinching.
- clinical
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adjective,
pertaining to a clinic.
- calicles
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noun,
a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
- mechanic
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noun,
a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.:
- calcines
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- cenacles
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- inchmeal
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adverb,
by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- vaccinee
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noun,
a person who receives a vaccination.
- vaccines
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noun,
any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- licences
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noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- cheville
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noun,
a word or expression whose only function is to fill a metrical gap in a verse or to balance a sentence.
Compare expletive (def 2).
- ecclesia
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noun,
an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
- nacelles
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noun,
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- vanillic
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adjective,
of, derived from, or resembling vanilla or vanillin.
- Eisenach
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noun,
a city in central Germany.
- millines
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noun,
one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
- Aleichem
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noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shoh-lem,, -luh m] /ˈʃoʊ lɛm,, -ləm/ (Show IPA), or Shalom [shah-lohm] /ʃɑˈloʊm/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz) 1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.
- MacLeish
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noun,
Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- chicanes
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noun,
deception; chicanery.
- manilles
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- chancels
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noun,
the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
- Chellean
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adjective,
Abbevillian.
- Hellenic
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noun,
Also called Greek. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising a variety of ancient, medieval, and modern dialects and languages, all of them called Greek.
- Achilles
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noun,
the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.
- Manville
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noun,
a borough in N central New Jersey.
- villeins
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noun,
a member of a class of partially free persons under the feudal system, who were serfs with respect to their lord but had the rights and privileges of freemen with respect to others.
- Achinese
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noun,
Atjehnese.
- Milanese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
- MacNeice
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noun,
Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.
- chemical
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noun,
a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- chiliasm
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noun,
the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- micelles
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. an electrically charged particle formed by an aggregate of molecules and occurring in certain colloidal electrolyte solutions, as those of soaps and detergents.
- chenille
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noun,
a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc.
- chancel
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noun,
the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- inhales
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- chances
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noun,
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
- vaccine
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noun,
any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- clivias
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noun,
Kaffir lily.
- licence
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noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- Michele
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noun,
a female given name.
- Seville
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noun,
a port in SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: site of the Alcazar; cathedral.
- Millais
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noun,
Sir John Everett, 1829–96, English painter.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- menaces
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- chicles
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noun,
a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- valines
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Chelsea
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noun,
a former borough in Greater London, England: now part of Kensington and Chelsea; many residences of artists and writers.
- chicane
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noun,
deception; chicanery.
- nacelle
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noun,
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- chemise
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noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- caleche
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noun,
Also, calash. (especially in Quebec, Canada) a type of calash pulled by a single horse, seating two passengers and having two wheels and a folding top.
- Chillan
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noun,
a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.
- calices
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noun,
plural of calix.
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- leavens
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- cinches
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noun,
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- Cecilia
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 230? Roman martyr: patron saint of music.
- cimelia
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- Lachine
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noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- cilices
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noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- Ishmael
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noun,
the son of Abraham and Hagar: both he and Hagar were cast out of Abraham's family by Sarah. Gen. 16:11, 12.
- ceviche
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noun,
an appetizer of small pieces of raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice, often with onions, peppers, and spices.
- milline
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noun,
one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
- leaches
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noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- Cellini
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noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- cenacle
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- Chinese
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noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- caliche
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noun,
a surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride.
- miscall
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verb (used with object),
to call by a wrong name.
- calicle
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noun,
a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
- micelle
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. an electrically charged particle formed by an aggregate of molecules and occurring in certain colloidal electrolyte solutions, as those of soaps and detergents.
- Challis
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noun,
a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- chalice
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noun,
Ecclesiastical.
a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
the wine contained in it.
- Chalcis
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noun,
a city on Euboea, in SE Greece.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- shellac
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noun,
lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- Clemens
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noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- Michael
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noun,
a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- chillis
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noun,
chili.
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chevies
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noun,
a hunting cry.
- Valence
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noun,
Chemistry.
the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically.
the relative combining capacity of an atom or group compared with that of the standard hydrogen atom. The chloride ion, Cl–, with a valence of one, has the capacity to unite with one atom of hydrogen or its equivalent, as in HCl or NaCl.
- Meilhac
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- villain
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noun,
a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
- Malvine
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noun,
a female given name.
- helical
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- manille
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- helices
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noun,
a plural of helix.
- meinies
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noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- enchase
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- Viminal
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noun,
one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
- science
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noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- villein
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noun,
a member of a class of partially free persons under the feudal system, who were serfs with respect to their lord but had the rights and privileges of freemen with respect to others.
- Mechlin
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noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Hillman
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noun,
Sidney, 1887–1946, U.S. labor leader, born in Lithuania.
- velamen
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noun,
Anatomy. a membranous covering; velum.
- mechan-
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- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- evinces
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- evanish
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verb (used without object),
to vanish; disappear.
- enamels
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- Hellman
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noun,
Lillian Florence, 1905–84, U.S. playwright.
- Evesham
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noun,
a town in Hereford and Worcester county, in W England: battle 1265.
- Neville
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noun,
Richard, Warwick, Earl of.
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- McAllen
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- enclave
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noun,
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
- enslave
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verb (used with object),
to make a slave of; reduce to slavery:
- icicles
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noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- mallees
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noun,
any of various dwarf Australian eucalyptuses, as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa, that sometimes form large tracts of brushwood.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- liminal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated at the limen.
- Heavens
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noun,
the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- heavies
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noun,
a somber or ennobled theatrical role or character: Othello.
- vehicle
-
noun,
any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport:
- alevins
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- vicinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
- hemline
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noun,
the bottom edge of a coat, dress, skirt, etc.
- vesicle
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noun,
a small sac or cyst.
- Alcmene
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noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- N-shell
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noun,
the fourth shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, 32 electrons having principal quantum number 4.
- achenes
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noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- achieve
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verb (used with object),
to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish:
- Hsiamen
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noun,
Xiamen.
- C-in-C
-
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- milli-
-
- Millie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Millicent or Mildred.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- chives
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noun,
a small bulbous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the leek and onion, having long, slender leaves that are used as a seasoning.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Hemans
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noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- cilice
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- envies
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noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- Ismene
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noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- chisel
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noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- Chiles
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noun,
chili.
- Hansel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- Lamech
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noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- Heaven
-
noun,
the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.
- Hamlin
-
noun,
Hannibal, 1809–91, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- Hameln
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noun,
a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- halves
-
noun,
plural of half.
- chicle
-
noun,
a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.
- Heinie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Hallie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Halevi
-
noun,
Judah, Judah ha-Levi.
- Helena
-
noun,
Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- helic-
-
- Hellas
-
noun,
an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- Helles
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in European Turkey at the S end of Gallipoli Peninsula.
- chilli
-
noun,
chili.
- chills
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- enmesh
-
verb (used with object),
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
- laches
-
noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- evince
-
verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- Milles
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noun,
Carl (Carl Wilhelm Emil Anderson) 1875–1955, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Ischia
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- shavie
-
noun,
a trick or prank.
- shaven
-
noun,
the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- Clivia
-
noun,
Kaffir lily.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- navels
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- Secchi
-
noun,
Pietro Angelo [pye-traw ahn-je-law] /ˈpyɛ trɔ ˈɑn dʒɛ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1818–78, Italian Jesuit and astronomer.
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- icicle
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- scheme
-
noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- shelve
-
verb (used with object),
to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.
- clench
-
noun,
the act of clenching.
- civics
-
noun,
the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.
- civies
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- civism
-
noun,
good citizenship.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- selen-
-
- hemins
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- minish
-
verb (used with or without object),
to diminish or lessen.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cleans
-
- Cleave
-
verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- hiemal
-
adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- Hillis
-
noun,
Margaret, 1921–1998, U.S. orchestral conductor.
- elvish
-
adjective,
elfish.
- Neviim
-
noun,
the Prophets, being the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- Cleves
-
noun,
a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- clinch
-
noun,
the act of clinching.
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- cliche
-
noun,
a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
- sheave
-
noun,
a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- Chavin
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a Peruvian culture flourishing from the 1st to the 6th century a.d.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- vahine
-
noun,
wahine.
- Levins
-
noun,
lightning.
- Cahill
-
noun,
an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- snivel
-
noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- Vachel
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “little cow.”.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- levies
-
noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Valens
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- alchem
-
- mashie
-
noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- Levine
-
noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Machel
-
noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- lesche
-
noun,
an arcade or other public place in ancient Greece.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- levels
-
noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- calli-
-
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- calci-
-
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- melan-
-
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- veenas
-
noun,
vina.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- measle
-
noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- meccas
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Velsen
-
noun,
a seaport in W Netherlands.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- livens
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Melvin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- vanish
-
noun,
Phonetics. the last part of a vowel sound when it differs noticeably in quality from the main sound, as the faint (ē) at the end of the (ā) in the pronunciation of pain.
- mavens
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Venice
-
noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- sleave
-
noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- Leslie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- Michal
-
noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- accel.
-
- leaven
-
noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Chance
-
noun,
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Achill
-
noun,
an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- lavish
-
adjective,
expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion:
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Silvia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “forest.”.
- Silvan
-
noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- leaves
-
noun,
plural of leaf.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Cavill
-
noun,
Frederick, 1839–1927, Australian swimmer and coach, born in England: developed the Australian crawl.
- Slavic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- chemic
-
adjective,
of or relating to alchemy; alchemic.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Lehman
-
noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- Cavell
-
noun,
Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- mallee
-
noun,
any of various dwarf Australian eucalyptuses, as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa, that sometimes form large tracts of brushwood.
- Visine
-
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- maills
-
noun,
mail3 .
- leches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- mech.
-
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- Hevea
-
noun,
Pará rubber.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- Hilla
-
noun,
a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- malls
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- heave
-
noun,
an act or effort of heaving.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- Helms
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- masc.
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Helve
-
noun,
the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- hema-
-
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- mach.
-
- heli-
-
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- hemi-
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Macc.
-
- hemia
-
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- maven
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- male-
-
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Mavis
-
noun,
a song thrush.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- 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.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mini-
-
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- misc.
-
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Mich.
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- 30-30
-
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Mills
-
noun,
C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- level
-
noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- ician
-
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Icel.
-
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Melia
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- hives
-
noun,
any of various eruptive conditions of the skin, as the wheals of urticaria.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- incl.
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Mlles
-
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- MSChE
-
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- mells
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- clase
-
- Haven
-
noun,
a harbor or port.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canc.
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Shiva
-
noun,
“the Destroyer,” the third member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- civil
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of citizens:
- civic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a city; municipal:
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- cinch
-
noun,
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- shill
-
noun,
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- chive
-
noun,
a small bulbous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the leek and onion, having long, slender leaves that are used as a seasoning.
- chem.
-
- shive
-
noun,
a sliver or fragment; splinter.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Chill
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- chics
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- Havel
-
noun,
Václav [vahts-lahf] /ˈvɑts lɑf/ (Show IPA), 1936–2011, Czech writer and political leader: president of Czechoslovakia 1989–92; president of the Czech Republic 1993–2003.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- ChemE
-
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- veni-
-
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- vice-
-
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Villa
-
noun,
a country residence or estate.
- ville
-
- vills
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- Vilma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- vimen
-
noun,
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Vinci
-
noun,
Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- vini-
-
- vinic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
- Vlach
-
noun,
a member of a people living in scattered communities in the Balkans.
- Velma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Small
-
noun,
something that is small:
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- calc-
-
- smell
-
noun,
the sense of smell; faculty of smelling.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- schav
-
noun,
a cold soup of sorrel to which chopped egg, sour cream, lemon juice, and chopped scallions are sometimes added.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- elem.
-
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- haem-
-
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- evens
-
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- elves
-
noun,
plural of elf.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- encl.
-
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- eccl.
-
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- shave
-
noun,
the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- seven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- semih
-
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- semi-
-
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Halle
-
noun,
Morris, born 1923, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- halms
-
noun,
haulm.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- halve
-
Idioms,
halve together, to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting from one, at the place of joining, a portion fitting to that left solid in the other.
- shall
-
auxiliary verb,
plan to, intend to, or expect to:
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Visc
-
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Vish
-
verb (used with object),
to make a victim in this way:
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- sch.
-
- vas-
-
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- VLSI
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Sam.
-
- Saml
-
- NIMH
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vil.
-
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- Vic.
-
- 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.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- vin-
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meas
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Ven.
-
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- vill
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- vel.
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- msec
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sem.
-
- mil.
-
- MSEE
-
- MSHA
-
- MSHE
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- MSIE
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Nah.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- MSCE
-
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- 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.
- min.
-
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MSAE
-
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shiv
-
noun,
a knife, especially a switchblade.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- 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.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Mlle
-
- MNAS
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- mis-
-
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- neem
-
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Nev.
-
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- val.
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- men-
-
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Neh.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nav.
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- sech
-
- SLIC
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- sec.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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).
- 1080
-
- Man.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- HVAC
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- HMAS
-
- hive
-
noun,
a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- Can.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Cav.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- hem-
-
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- CCls
-
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- have
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- ile-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ASME
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ave.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- avn.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cac-
-
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- ance
-
- 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.
- enc.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ELLE
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- cml.
-
- 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.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- elev
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- ence
-
- civ.
-
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Hall
-
noun,
a corridor or passageway in a building.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chal
-
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- hal-
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- enl.
-
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chiv
-
noun,
shiv.
- chm.
-
- chmn
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- chs.
-
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- MALS
-
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Ens.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- ins.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- inv.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- lea.
-
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- 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.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- acc.
-
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- 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.
- mal-
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- all-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Alis
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- AMLS
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Lani
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ae.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EAM
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ase
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- ACV
-
- cle
-
- ean
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- AEC
-
- ACS
-
- ea.
-
- av.
-
- CNS
-
- ANC
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- CNM
-
- CNC
-
- Am.
-
- VLA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AMS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CSA
-
- CMC
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- CIM
-
- CSC
-
- CMA
-
- CLI
-
- CVA
-
- SHA
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ASM
-
- CIE
-
- CCA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- vs.
-
- Va.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- SVC
-
- 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.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SLA
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- SLE
-
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- VHS
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CIC
-
- AVC
-
- CIA
-
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- AHE
-
- ASI
-
- SMA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ASN
-
- ASV
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- ALM
-
- Avi
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- AHL
-
- ca.
-
- cc.
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ch.
-
- a-v
-
- ESL
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ec-
-
- ICC
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Les
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- NEC
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HIV
-
noun,
a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3) and AIDS-related virus (ARV) the name human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee.
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ics
-
- LLM
-
- LIM
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- ll.
-
- NCC
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Ia.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- mi.
-
- ISV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- La.
-
- MHA
-
- LCL
-
- MHE
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Isl
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- MIE
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LCA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ish
-
- MSH
-
- MNA
-
- MSE
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- MSA
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MeV
-
- ise
-
- MLS
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- ine
-
- INH
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- LCM
-
- NES
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Esc
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- sc.
-
- env
-
- ESA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ese
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- MSC
-
- MSL
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- 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.
- HSM
-
- 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.
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- EIS
-
- SCM
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- MCI
-
- HMS
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- LSM
-
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHL
-
- NHS
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- NIH
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- HCM
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- LCI
-
- Mc-
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NMI
-
- lv.
-
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- MH
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- LM
-
- VL
-
- ln
-
- 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.
- VM
-
- M.
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- CM
-
- le
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NL
-
- NM
-
- NV
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- HV
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- NH
-
- h.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CV
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- EV
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HL
-
- L2
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LH
-
- LC
-
- L.
-
- MN
-
- MV
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- i.
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- VI
-
- VC
-
- V.
-
- SV
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- SN
-
- ic
-
- VN
-