Anagrams of mechanists
Word mechanists has
1023 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of mechanists.
- semantics
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noun,
Linguistics.
the study of meaning.
the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- asthenics
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- Caithness
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noun,
a historic county in NE Scotland.
- teach-ins
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- mechanist
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noun,
a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- hematics
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- stanches
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noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- shanties
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- manchets
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noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- tachisms
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- atheisms
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- semantic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- sheitans
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- Sthenias
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- snatches
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noun,
the act or an instance of snatching.
- asthenic
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- snitches
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- chanties
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noun,
chantey.
- misteach
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- hematins
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- anthesis
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- chastens
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- chessman
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noun,
any piece used in the game of chess.
- Hamites
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- scathes
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Hsiamen
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noun,
Xiamen.
- hetmans
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noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- Hessian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- hastens
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- hematin
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- hematic
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- atheism
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- ethnics
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- stamin-
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- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- chemist
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noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- sthenia
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- Ethanim
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noun,
a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. I Kings 8:2.
- camises
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- sthenic
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adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- tachism
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- shantis
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noun,
peace.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- mastics
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- manchet
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noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- Sachsen
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noun,
German name of Saxony.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Messiah
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noun,
the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- mechan-
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- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- sachets
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- matches
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noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- sachems
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noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- theisms
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noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- inseams
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- miscast
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verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- smitch
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noun,
smidgen.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- chains
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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.
- Minthe
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noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- shines
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noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shiest
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noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Shensi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Smiths
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noun,
a worker in metal.
- chaste
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adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chasse
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noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- messan
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noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- chases
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noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Mensch
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noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- mensas
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- snitch
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- nemat-
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- snaths
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noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- chants
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noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- cheats
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noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- chests
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noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- mashie
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noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- schist
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noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- hemat-
-
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- hemins
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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.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Hetman
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noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- schism
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noun,
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- saithe
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noun,
pollock.
- schema
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noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- scathe
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- scants
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- inmesh
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verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- mashes
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- Shansi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- shames
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noun,
shammes.
- Hemans
-
noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- hasten
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- hastes
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noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- mithan
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noun,
gayal.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Athens
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noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Thess.
-
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- actin-
-
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- centi-
-
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- inst.
-
- amens
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Sans.
-
- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- amin-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Isth.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sanit
-
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tench
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noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- hist.
-
- anis-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- tech.
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- anth-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- IATSE
-
- scat-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meth-
-
- Mich.
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- acet-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- mesas
-
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.
- 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.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- 30-30
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- MSChE
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- MSEnt
-
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- mach.
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- masc.
-
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- 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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- mast-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- mech.
-
- 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.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Neth.
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- math.
-
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- 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.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- 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.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- hemia
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Cant.
-
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Esth.
-
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- chem.
-
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- shims
-
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.
- asst.
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- smash
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- sines
-
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.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cine-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- simas
-
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.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- hemi-
-
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- assn.
-
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- sect.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- hect-
-
- cent.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- hema-
-
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- anti-
-
- Cath.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- seti-
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- haem-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- semih
-
- semi-
-
- Nah.
-
- MSTS
-
- 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.
- MSAE
-
- MNAS
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Ste.
-
- MSHA
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- msec
-
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- NCTE
-
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- SMSA
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- MSCE
-
- MSSc
-
- MSHE
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neh.
-
- MSIE
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sat.
-
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- SASE
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tanh
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sech
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- ten.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sci.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sch.
-
- Sem.
-
- Tasm
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sics
-
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).
- 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.
- 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.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- NIMH
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NTIA
-
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- thi-
-
- 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.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- 1080
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Can.
-
- HMAS
-
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- atic
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- hem-
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- ates
-
- cat.
-
- int.
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- asis
-
- ISSN
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ASME
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- 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
-
- ASTM
-
- ICSH
-
- atm.
-
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- enc.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- 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
-
- ect-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- 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.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- chm.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- chmn
-
- chs.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cts.
-
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ens.
-
- ESIS
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- cen.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- est.
-
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ins.
-
- asc-
-
- ment
-
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- AIME
-
- 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-
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ant.
-
- aet.
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- 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.
- ACTH
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
-
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- men-
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- 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-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Man.
-
- ance
-
- 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.
- amt.
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- 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.
- 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.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- ANSI
-
- an.
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- SSI
-
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- TSI
-
- CMA
-
- TSE
-
- SST
-
- SMA
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ACS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TSH
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- CIA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- ac-
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CIE
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- SMS
-
- ase
-
- TCA
-
- CIM
-
- ThM
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Am.
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- AEC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ATC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STI
-
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- THC
-
- th-
-
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- cs.
-
- STM
-
- ch.
-
- ca.
-
- AMS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AHE
-
- ae.
-
- ASN
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- CNS
-
- at.
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AIC
-
- ast
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CEA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- CNM
-
- ESA
-
- CSA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- 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.
- SAE
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- NSC
-
- Me.
-
- NSA
-
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- NIH
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mc-
-
- MCI
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sc.
-
- IHS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INH
-
- ISA
-
- ite
-
- CST
-
- ish
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- MSN
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- MTh
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MIE
-
- MSI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MSH
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MIT
-
- MTS
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NIA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- NHS
-
- NHI
-
- NHA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- NEC
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MHA
-
- MHE
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- 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.
- ise
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- IAS
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- ETS
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- EMT
-
- en-
-
- Esc
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- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- she
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noun,
a female person or animal.
- SHA
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- EIS
-
- HMS
-
- HSM
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- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- hae
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verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HAM
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noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- ECM
-
- has
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ea.
-
- CTA
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- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
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noun,
sister.
- cte
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sht
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- EAM
-
- ean
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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).
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Han
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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.
- TSS
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- HAT
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noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HIM
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noun,
Informal. a male:
- Ia.
-
- ics
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- Hts
-
- ht.
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- HST
-
- hit
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noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HCM
-
- SCM
-
- SCS
-
- hin
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noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- HIS
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- het
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noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hen
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noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- hie
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verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- T1
-
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
-
- EI
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NH
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- CM
-
- TM
-
- i.
-
- ic
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- TN
-
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- MN
-
- A.
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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.
- NM
-
- SN
-
- SM
-
- t.
-
- TC
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- MH
-
- M.
-
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
-
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- h.
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