Anagrams of melancholic
Word melancholic has
778 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of melancholic.
- halocline
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noun,
a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- cochineal
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noun,
a red dye prepared from the dried bodies of the females of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, which lives on cactuses of Mexico, Central America, and other warm regions.
- Comanche
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noun,
a member of a Shoshonean tribe, the only tribe of the group living entirely on the Plains, formerly ranging from Wyoming to Texas, now in Oklahoma.
- hielamon
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noun,
a shield made of wood or bark.
- mechanic
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noun,
a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.:
- anechoic
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adjective,
(of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like) characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free.
- coachmen
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noun,
a man employed to drive a coach or carriage.
- chemical
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noun,
a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- inchmeal
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adverb,
by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- McAllen
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- comical
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adjective,
producing laughter; amusing; funny:
- 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.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- mechan-
-
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- coeliac
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adjective,
celiac.
- cochlea
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noun,
a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.
- manhole
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noun,
a hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, drain, steam boiler, etc., especially one located in a city street.
- Mechlin
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noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Meilhac
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- melano-
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- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- Mohican
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noun,
Mahican.
- chalco-
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- chalice
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noun,
Ecclesiastical.
a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
the wine contained in it.
- chalone
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noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- chancel
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noun,
the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
- Mochica
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru from the 3rd century b.c. to the 7th century a.d. and is especially noted for fine pottery vessels with stirrup spouts, some bearing drawings of all aspects of cultural life.
- Chelmno
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noun,
a Nazi concentration camp in central Poland.
- mochila
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noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- chicane
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noun,
deception; chicanery.
- Chicano
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noun,
a Mexican-American.
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- Chillan
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noun,
a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.
- Chillon
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noun,
an ancient castle in W Switzerland, at the end of Lake Geneva.
- calomel
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noun,
a white, tasteless powder, Hg 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.
- calicle
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noun,
a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
- 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.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- choline
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- Michael
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noun,
a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- echino-
-
- Lachine
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noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- lioncel
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noun,
a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.
- Helicon
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- Laconic
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adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- helical
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- helico-
-
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- Nicolle
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noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, French physician: Nobel prize 1928.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- hemiola
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noun,
a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.
- Nichole
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noun,
a female given name.
- limacon
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- Hellman
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noun,
Lillian Florence, 1905–84, U.S. playwright.
- hellion
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noun,
a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.
- Hillman
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noun,
Sidney, 1887–1946, U.S. labor leader, born in Lithuania.
- Chino-
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- choice
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noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- Machen
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noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- Chilon
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noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- hiemal
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adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- chole-
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- cholla
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noun,
any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, especially O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines.
- Michol
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noun,
Michal.
- Michal
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noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- Lionel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- chilo-
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- Lehman
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noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- Lamech
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noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Chance
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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:
- inhale
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- Chanel
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noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- Chelan
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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.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- hilloa
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interjection, noun,
hallo.
- chemic
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adjective,
of or relating to alchemy; alchemic.
- lichen
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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.
- chemo-
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- holmic
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adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- Holman
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noun,
Nathan ("Nat") 1896–1995, U.S. basketball player and coach.
- chicle
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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.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- C-in-C
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- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- L-line
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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.
- Concha
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noun,
Anatomy.
a shell-like structure, especially the external ear.
any turbinate bone, especially in the nose.
- haemo-
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- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- enhalo
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verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- conch-
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- Manche
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noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Mallon
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noun,
Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Machel
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noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- echoic
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adjective,
resembling an echo.
- Hallie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Collie
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noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- clench
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noun,
the act of clenching.
- he-man
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noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- cliche
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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.
- clinch
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noun,
the act of clinching.
- clino-
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- Elohim
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noun,
God, especially as used in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
- cloche
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noun,
a woman's close-fitting hat with a deep, bell-shaped crown and often a narrow, turned-down brim.
- clonic
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adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- melan-
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- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- helio-
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- Cochin
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noun,
one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
- helic-
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- locale
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- Lochia
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noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- Hamlin
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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.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Mellon
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noun,
Andrew William, 1855–1937, U.S. financier: Secretary of the Treasury 1921–32.
- Molech
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noun,
Moloch (defs 1, 2).
- calci-
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- Mollah
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noun,
mullah.
- Mollie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary or Milicent.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- anomie
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noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Achill
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noun,
an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- calli-
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- calico
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- accel.
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- cancel
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- niello
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noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- amino-
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- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- celiac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Neilah
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noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- alchem
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- anemo-
-
- Cahill
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noun,
an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Namhoi
-
noun,
Nanhai.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- encl.
-
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- mach.
-
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Allen
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noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- mache
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noun,
corn salad.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Enoch
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noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- 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.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- allo-
-
- mahoe
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noun,
hau tree.
- macho
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- 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.
- amin-
-
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- conc.
-
- Necho
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noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- eccl.
-
- Almon
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noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- male-
-
- celom
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noun,
coelom.
- econ.
-
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- maill
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noun,
mail3 .
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- haem-
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Macc.
-
- Cello
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noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- 30-30
-
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- 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.
- 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.
- olein
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Icel.
-
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- incl.
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- omni-
-
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- hillo
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- Halle
-
noun,
Morris, born 1923, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
- hema-
-
- hallo
-
noun,
the cry “hallo!”.
- halo-
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- 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.
- heli-
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- hello
-
noun,
the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting):
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- Hilla
-
noun,
a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- hemi-
-
- hemia
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- 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.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- hemo-
-
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- OIcel
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- ecol.
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- molal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- chol-
-
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- calc-
-
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Chin.
-
- 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.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- 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.
- cine-
-
- caco-
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Mich.
-
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- 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.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- 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.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Chaco
-
noun,
a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- 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.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Chill
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- chem.
-
- canc.
-
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- meno-
-
- holla
-
interjection,
(used as an informal greeting.)
- Melia
-
- coach
-
noun,
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- coel-
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- coll.
-
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- mech.
-
- anim.
-
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Moll
-
noun,
gun moll.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Man.
-
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- min.
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- 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.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Neh.
-
- 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.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- Mlle
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- neo-
-
- lin.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mil.
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mic.
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mon.
-
- men-
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mal-
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- ole-
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- 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.
- Nah.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- 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.
- 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).
- NIMH
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Hall
-
noun,
a corridor or passageway in a building.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Col.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- HEAO
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coch
-
- 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:
- hem-
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Can.
-
- all-
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Alco
-
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ano-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- eco-
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- coml
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- hal-
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Com.
-
- ance
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- cac-
-
- 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.
- Ill.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IMCO
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- IMHO
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- cen.
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- acc.
-
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chal
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chmn
-
- chm.
-
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- Cmon
-
- ile-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- HOLC
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- ical
-
- hol-
-
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- ICAO
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ice.
-
- AIME
-
- cml.
-
- hom-
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- CEC
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CEA
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- CEO
-
- 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.
- MLA
-
- MOI
-
- ml.
-
- CCA
-
- 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).
- CAI
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- AHL
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Oc.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- AHE
-
- AEC
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OEM
-
- oic
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ae.
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Ola
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NOC
-
- NMI
-
- cl.
-
- NEC
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ch.
-
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- NCO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- NCC
-
- NEA
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHL
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ALM
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- NIH
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ALC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ne-
-
- Clo
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- LIM
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- ll.
-
- LLM
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- ial
-
- LOC
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- CIA
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- 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.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- LON
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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.
- LCI
-
- 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)
- LCL
-
- La.
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- INH
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ine
-
- LCA
-
- LCM
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ILO
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- 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.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ICC
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Mo.
-
- HCM
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- CLI
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- MCI
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- CNC
-
- CMC
-
- CMA
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- EAM
-
- MHA
-
- MHE
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- cle
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- MIE
-
- ea.
-
- Mao
-
- ONI
-
- ECA
-
- 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.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- en-
-
- ECM
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ean
-
- ec-
-
- M.
-
- MN
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- ol
-
- L1
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AO
-
- LC
-
- MH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LH
-
- 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.
- h.
-
- le
-
- HL
-
- NH
-
- LM
-
- NL
-
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- CM
-
- ic
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- CE
-
- O.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- ln
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- N.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- L2
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .