Anagrams of mercantile
Word mercantile has
996 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of mercantile.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- Carmelite
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noun,
a mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century; White Friar.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- mineral.
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- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- melanite
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- Malecite
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- Clementi
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noun,
Muzio [moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- metrical
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adjective,
pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- 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.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Clement
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noun,
a male given name.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- climate
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noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- meletin
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noun,
quercetin.
- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- centri-
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- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- Tlemcen
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noun,
a city in NW Algeria.
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- electr-
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- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- reclame
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noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- Alcmene
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noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- centime
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- inter.
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- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- cement
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noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
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- Centre
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
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- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- intra-
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- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- CERMET
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- enter-
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- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- elect.
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- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- raceme
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- enamel
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Emelia
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noun,
a female given name.
- emetic
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recti-
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- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- 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.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- icemen
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nemat-
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- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- amerce
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- mecate
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- melan-
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- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- matri-
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- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- tenaim
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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.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- menace
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- actin-
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- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tremie
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noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- 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.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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:
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- camlet
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- metal.
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- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- metr-
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- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- 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.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Marti
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- ramet
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- macer
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noun,
macebearer.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matin
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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.
- matr-
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- 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.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- lact-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- male-
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- encl.
-
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- incr.
-
- Iran.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- intr.
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- incl.
-
- lect.
-
- Melia
-
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- licet
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- 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.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- meta-
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Icel.
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Ital.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- natl.
-
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Recit
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- cent.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- amin-
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- term.
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- cine-
-
- Arnel
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- 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.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- cert.
-
- Amer.
-
- tera-
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- tele-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Armen
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anim.
-
- anti-
-
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Cant.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- ante-
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- aeri-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- crit.
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- acet-
-
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- crim.
-
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- 30-30
-
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- elem.
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- reni-
-
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- men-
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ter.
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- ten.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCTE
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- mRNA
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- neem
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NTIA
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- NIRA
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- rel.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ment
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- met.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Mic.
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- rit.
-
- min.
-
- MILR
-
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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).
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 1080
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- cml.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ect-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- ctr.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- 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.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- EMet
-
- CERN
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- int.
-
- 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
-
- ile-
-
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- 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.
- etc.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- emia
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- cet-
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Ire.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ance
-
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alt.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- AIME
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ant.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Can.
-
- Arm.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- intl
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- 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.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- 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.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- lin.
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- La.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- MRI
-
- 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.
- MRE
-
- TCA
-
- 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.
- MRA
-
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- LMT
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Mt.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- RMC
-
- CIA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- in.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- LIM
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- TAL
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mc-
-
- CIM
-
- AEC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tlr
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ITC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- ine
-
- ITA
-
- ae.
-
- ml.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- TLC
-
- MLA
-
- MCR
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Me.
-
- ANC
-
- MCI
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNE
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- MNA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ALM
-
- 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.
- 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.
- MLR
-
- ite
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- CIE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- mi.
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ial
-
- NEC
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- eir
-
- en-
-
- MIE
-
- EEC
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ERT
-
- Lt.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- LAC
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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).
- ETR
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- NMI
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NMR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
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- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMA
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ene
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- EEL
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noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- CLR
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- IRL
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- cte
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- CTA
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- CRT
-
- LCI
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- LCT
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- CNM
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- CMA
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- CLI
-
- LCA
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- cle
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- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- ier
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- il-
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- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- LCM
-
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- ea.
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- NEA
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ne-
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAM
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- ec-
-
- ECA
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- ean
-
- ECM
-
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LR
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- NM
-
- NL
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- LM
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- 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.
- L2
-
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CM
-
- L1
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- 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.
- le
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- ln
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- CE
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- t.
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- TN
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- TC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- MN
-
- NC
-
- RN
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- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NI
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- RI
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- T1
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- TL
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- ee
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- TM
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- M.
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