Anagrams of middle-distance
Word middle-distance has
2021 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of middle-distance.
- mendacities
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noun,
the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
- eliminates
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verb (used with object),
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable:
Synonyms: do away with, banish, abolish, eradicate, erase, exterminate, cut out, annihilate, weed out, stamp out, rub out.
Antonyms: obtain, get, invite.
- ice-island
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noun,
a tabular iceberg in the arctic region.
- indelicate
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adjective,
offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse:
- centesimal
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adjective,
hundredth; pertaining to division into hundredths.
- lemniscate
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation: r 2 = 2 a 2 cosθ.
- dead-melt
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verb (used with object),
to melt (steel) until killed.
- medicinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial:
- medicates
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verb (used with object),
to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- tidelands
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noun,
land alternately exposed and covered by the ordinary ebb and flow of the tide.
- medicaids
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noun,
a U.S. government program, financed by federal, state, and local funds, of hospitalization and medical insurance for persons of all ages within certain income limits.
- teniacide
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noun,
taeniacide.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- adminicle
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noun,
an aid; auxiliary.
- denticles
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- decadents
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noun,
a person who is decadent.
- mediacies
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noun,
the state of being mediate.
- identical
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adjective,
similar or alike in every way:
- insectile
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adjective,
pertaining to or like an insect.
- datelines
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- melanites
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- eliminate
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verb (used with object),
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable:
Synonyms: do away with, banish, abolish, eradicate, erase, exterminate, cut out, annihilate, weed out, stamp out, rub out.
Antonyms: obtain, get, invite.
- maledicts
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adjective,
accursed.
- Alcimedes
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noun,
a son of Jason and Medea.
- melinites
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noun,
a high explosive containing picric acid.
- damnedest
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noun,
best; utmost:
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- Miltiades
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noun,
c540–488? b.c, Athenian general.
- dismantle
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verb (used with object),
to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.:
- amenities
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noun,
an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
- menticide
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noun,
the systematic effort to undermine and destroy a person's values and beliefs, as by the use of prolonged interrogation, drugs, torture, etc., and to induce radically different ideas.
- distended
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adjective,
increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated:
- mescaline
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noun,
a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 11 H 17 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.
- edacities
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noun,
the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- decimates
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verb (used with object),
to destroy a great number or proportion of:
- disentail
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verb (used with object),
to free (an estate) from entail.
- dedicates
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adjective,
dedicated.
- dementias
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- ilmenites
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noun,
a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
- dedicated
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adjective,
wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal:
- declinate
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adjective,
having a downward curve or slope; bending away, as from the horizontal:
- delicates
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noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- indicates
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- selectman
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noun,
(in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
- actinides
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- declaims
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verb (used with object),
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:
- disclaim
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verb (used with object),
to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown:
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- ilmenite
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noun,
a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
- talesmen
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noun,
a person summoned as one of the tales.
- endemics
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noun,
an endemic disease.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- delimits
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verb (used with object),
to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate:
- dalesmen
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noun,
a person living in a dale or valley, especially in the northern counties of England.
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- lenities
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- diddlies
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noun,
a thing of little or no value; naught:
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- limeades
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noun,
a beverage consisting of lime juice, a sweetener, and plain or carbonated water.
- deicides
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noun,
a person who kills a god.
- limiteds
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noun,
a limited train, bus, etc.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- diamines
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- enmities
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noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- melinite
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noun,
a high explosive containing picric acid.
- sideline
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noun,
a line at the side of something.
- Milicent
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noun,
a female given name.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- meticals
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- lamented
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- lanceted
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adjective,
having lancet-headed openings.
- Elamitic
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noun,
Elamite (def 2).
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- Clematis
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noun,
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- landside
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noun,
the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- Clementi
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noun,
Muzio [moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.
- Clements
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noun,
a male given name.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- Midlands
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noun,
the middle or interior part of a country.
- delicate
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noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- delaines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- midlines
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noun,
Zoology. the median plane of the body of an animal.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- amidines
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noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- miladies
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noun,
an English noblewoman (often used as a term of address).
- leadsmen
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noun,
a sailor who sounds with a lead line.
- Milanese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
- centimes
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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.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- diamides
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noun,
a compound containing two amide groups.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- limnetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- dementis
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- Medicaid
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noun,
a U.S. government program, financed by federal, state, and local funds, of hospitalization and medical insurance for persons of all ages within certain income limits.
- idealist
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noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- medalist
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- demi-sec
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adjective,
(of wines) semidry; sweeter than sec but drier than doux.
- medicate
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verb (used with object),
to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- tideland
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noun,
land alternately exposed and covered by the ordinary ebb and flow of the tide.
- medicals
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noun,
something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
- dead-set
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noun,
a serious or determined attempt; firm effort:
- catslide
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noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- dedicate
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adjective,
dedicated.
- idealism
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noun,
the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- Casement
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noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- Alcimede
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noun,
the mother of Jason.
- mediates
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- inedited
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adjective,
unpublished.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- declines
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- decadent
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noun,
a person who is decadent.
- actinide
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- denticle
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- deadline
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noun,
the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something:
- medicine
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noun,
any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
- dead-end
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noun,
something, as a street or water pipe, that has no exit.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- maledict
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adjective,
accursed.
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- addicted
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noun,
a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance:
- steelman
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noun,
a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- Malecite
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- detailed
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- sediment
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noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- adenitis
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noun,
lymphadenitis.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- indicate
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- destined
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adjective,
bound for a certain destination:
- dementia
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- decimals
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noun,
decimal fraction.
- melanite
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- decimate
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verb (used with object),
to destroy a great number or proportion of:
- misdial
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noun,
an act or instance of misdialing.
- stamin-
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- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- candied
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- identic
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adjective,
identical.
- cimelia
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- emetics
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- ideates
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noun,
ideatum.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- cetanes
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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.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- staddle
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noun,
the lower part of a stack of hay or the like.
- cements
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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.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- neddies
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noun,
British Informal. donkey.
- misdeal
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noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- misdeed
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noun,
an immoral or wicked deed.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- enamels
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- Seeland
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noun,
Zealand.
- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- mislead
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verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- endemic
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noun,
an endemic disease.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- 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.
- candles
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- Decalin
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- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- descend
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verb (used with object),
to move downward upon or along; go or climb down (stairs, a hill, etc.).
- deceits
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noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decants
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decanes
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- dentals
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- dentils
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- descant
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noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- descent
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noun,
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- decides
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verb (used with object),
to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side:
- deadmen
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noun,
Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
- deadens
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verb (used with object),
to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken:
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- decided
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adjective,
in no way uncertain or ambiguous; unquestionable; unmistakable:
- deciles
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noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- deicide
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noun,
a person who kills a god.
- deleads
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verb (used with object),
to remove lead adhering to (a metal object) after cold-drawing through a die in which the lead served as a lubricant.
- delates
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Delicia
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noun,
a female given name.
- Delaine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- deities
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- delicts
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- delimit
-
verb (used with object),
to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate:
- deltaic
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adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- decimal
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noun,
decimal fraction.
- demands
-
noun,
the act of demanding.
- demeans
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- dementi
-
noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- dements
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- decline
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- declaim
-
verb (used with object),
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- diadems
-
noun,
a crown.
- citadel
-
noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- Edelman
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noun,
Gerald Maurice, 1929–2014, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1972.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- Clement
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noun,
a male given name.
- distend
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verb (used with or without object),
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic:
- Clemens
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noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- eidetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
- Elamite
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- diddles
-
- dialect
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noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- diamide
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noun,
a compound containing two amide groups.
- dandles
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verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- diamine
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- dandies
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noun,
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- didacts
-
noun,
a didactic person; one overinclined to instruct others.
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- discant
-
noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- disdain
-
noun,
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
- dailies
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- Candide
-
noun,
a philosophical novel (1759) by Voltaire.
- daddies
-
noun,
a diminutive of dad1 .
- dislimn
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to become dim or indistinct.
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- sidemen
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- candids
-
noun,
an unposed photograph.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- amidine
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- Melinda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alcmene
-
noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- linseed
-
noun,
flaxseed.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- lindies
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- limites
-
noun,
plural of limes.
- limited
-
noun,
a limited train, bus, etc.
- aliment
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- limeade
-
noun,
a beverage consisting of lime juice, a sweetener, and plain or carbonated water.
- menaces
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- menials
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- amidins
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- anilide
-
noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- laicism
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- middles
-
noun,
the point, part, position, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits.
- laments
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- metical
-
noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- middens
-
noun,
a dunghill or refuse heap.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- teddies
-
noun,
Often, teddies. a woman's one-piece undergarment combining a chemise and underpants, sometimes having a snap crotch.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- midline
-
noun,
Zoology. the median plane of the body of an animal.
- addicts
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance:
- Tlemcen
-
noun,
a city in NW Algeria.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- measled
-
adjective,
(of swine or other livestock) affected with measles.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- mantids
-
noun,
mantis.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- medalet
-
noun,
a small medal, usually no larger than 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.
- Maltese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Malta.
- malteds
-
noun,
malted milk.
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- meddles
-
verb (used without object),
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly:
- addends
-
noun,
any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.
- Maidens
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- meletin
-
noun,
quercetin.
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- tenaces
-
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.
- Melanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- melanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- meinies
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Adeline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- medical
-
noun,
something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
- mediate
-
adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- maddens
-
verb (used with object),
to anger or infuriate:
- maddest
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- medials
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- Midland
-
noun,
the middle or interior part of a country.
- lectins
-
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.
- Deledda
-
noun,
Grazia [grah-tsyah] /ˈgrɑ tsyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1936, Italian novelist.
- mildens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- indicts
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- calends
-
noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- steamed
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Camelid
-
noun,
any two-toed ruminant of the family Camelidae, including the camels, llamas, and vicunas.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- indices
-
noun,
a plural of index.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incised
-
adjective,
cut into:
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- camlets
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- diacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with two molecules of a monobasic acid.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- Medici
-
noun,
Catherine de', Catherine de Médicis.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- Maced.
-
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Madden
-
verb (used with object),
to anger or infuriate:
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- denti-
-
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- MedScD
-
- Medit.
-
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- diadem
-
noun,
a crown.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- diadic
-
adjective, noun,
dyadic.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- melan-
-
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- desmid
-
noun,
any single-celled freshwater algae of the family Desmidiaceae, characterized by a division of the body into mirror-image halves joined by a bridge containing the nucleus, and having a spiny or bristly exterior: sometimes forming into colonies or branching filaments.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- imides
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- demand
-
noun,
the act of demanding.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- matins
-
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.
- measle
-
noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- mediad
-
adverb,
toward the middle line or plane.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Malden
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- indic.
-
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- indeed
-
adverb,
in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation):
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- indecl
-
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- meddle
-
verb (used without object),
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly:
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- Iletin
-
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- landed
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- midden
-
noun,
a dunghill or refuse heap.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- sadden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- saddle
-
noun,
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- edemas
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- eddies
-
noun,
a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- elect.
-
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- latins
-
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.
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Laddie
-
noun,
a young lad; boy.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- milden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- milit.
-
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Middle
-
noun,
the point, part, position, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits.
- elints
-
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.
- lameds
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- didact
-
noun,
a didactic person; one overinclined to instruct others.
- Lidice
-
noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- dismal
-
noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Mendel
-
noun,
Gregor Johann [greg-er yoh-hahn;; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn;; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- lidias
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- distad
-
adverb,
toward or at the distal end or part.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- escent
-
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- didies
-
noun,
diaper (def 1).
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- nemat-
-
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- metal.
-
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- leaded
-
adjective,
(of gasoline) containing tetraethyllead.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- minded
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- lectin
-
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.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- distil
-
verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- tenace
-
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.
- cement
-
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.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Caddie
-
noun,
Golf. a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- damsel
-
noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- damned
-
noun,
the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- caddis
-
noun,
a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- dandle
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cleans
-
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- centi-
-
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clinid
-
noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Dandie
-
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- decade
-
noun,
a period of ten years:
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- candid
-
noun,
an unposed photograph.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- decime
-
noun,
a former copper or bronze coin of France issued from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, the 10th part of a franc, equal in value to 10 centimes.
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- decide
-
verb (used with object),
to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side:
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- decent
-
adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- deceit
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- dedans
-
noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- selen-
-
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- addict
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance:
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- addles
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Deland
-
noun,
Margaret (Margaretta Wade Campbell Deland) 1857–1945, U.S. novelist.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- deaden
-
verb (used with object),
to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken:
- delead
-
verb (used with object),
to remove lead adhering to (a metal object) after cold-drawing through a die in which the lead served as a lubricant.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- addend
-
noun,
any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Latin
-
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.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- anti-
-
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lact-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- ante-
-
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- anim.
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- imit.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- anis-
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- init.
-
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- incl.
-
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mini-
-
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Ital.
-
- istic
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- talcs
-
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.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- alti-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- aden-
-
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- addnl
-
- tiled
-
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.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- 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.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acet-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- masc.
-
- mast-
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- 30-30
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- addle
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- male-
-
- Addie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Melia
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- AMEDS
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- amin-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- amid-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- licet
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- tele-
-
- 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.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- misc.
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Eddas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- dist.
-
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Scand
-
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- sanit
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- sided
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- elem.
-
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- 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.
- deci-
-
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- desc.
-
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- deca-
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- dent.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- decd.
-
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- decl.
-
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- deeds
-
noun,
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act:
- dedal
-
adjective,
daedal.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- demi-
-
- deads
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- semi-
-
- disc.
-
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- seti-
-
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- dimin
-
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dated
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- sect.
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diam.
-
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dict.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- didst
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- IATSE
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Icel.
-
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- 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.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- natl.
-
- ician
-
- encl.
-
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- cent.
-
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- MSEnt
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Cant.
-
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- cine-
-
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cidal
-
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- NASD
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- NDSL
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- scil
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- sci.
-
- NDAC
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- NCTE
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- msec
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Ste.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Sem.
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- mis-
-
- meas
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MNAS
-
- 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.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- MSIE
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- MSEE
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- MSCE
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- MScD
-
- MSAE
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Tasm
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NTIA
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- std.
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- midn
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- ment
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- mil.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- SLIC
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- Mid.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- sld.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- met.
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- ten.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- min.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- neem
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- men-
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- ins.
-
- 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.
- DCNL
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- ASME
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dim.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ASTM
-
- asc-
-
- ant.
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- ANSI
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ical
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- atm.
-
- dis-
-
- 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
-
- ates
-
- Ind.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cts.
-
- int.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- 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.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- intl
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ice.
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ance
-
- idae
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- amt.
-
- ile-
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- AMLS
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Esd.
-
- amdt
-
- cen.
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- EDTA
-
- cet-
-
- cene
-
- Cels
-
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- 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.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cml.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- cat.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cit.
-
- ect-
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- cis-
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cide
-
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- DMDT
-
- ence
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- 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.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- enc.
-
- end-
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- enl.
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Ens.
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ELAS
-
- Can.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- DIAD
-
noun, adjective,
dyad.
- IndE
-
- dia-
-
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Adm.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- addn
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- deed
-
noun,
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act:
- Ltd.
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ACLS
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- 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.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Danl
-
- med.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- MALD
-
- 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.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- dat.
-
- MDES
-
- mdnt
-
- mdse
-
- DDSc
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- mal-
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- 1080
-
- Dec.
-
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- MADD
-
noun,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- MAEd
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Alis
-
- Lani
-
- AISI
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lat.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Den.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Ald.
-
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- 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.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Aldm
-
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- 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.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- itis
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Del.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- AIME
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- aet.
-
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Dem.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- lea.
-
- alt.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- SLA
-
- cle
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- dd.
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DCM
-
- DCL
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- DDS
-
- CST
-
- DSC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- DSM
-
- CLI
-
- CSA
-
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- DAE
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CNS
-
- CNM
-
- CMD
-
- CMA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- cte
-
- ase
-
- SLE
-
- ALC
-
- TIA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AIC
-
- ALM
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TID
-
- ANC
-
- an.
-
- TSE
-
- TLC
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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.
- ACS
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AMS
-
- 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.
- CIM
-
- CEA
-
- STL
-
- cl.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- STI
-
- CAI
-
- 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.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CDT
-
- CED
-
- ct.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SMD
-
- CIA
-
- SMA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIE
-
- STM
-
- cs.
-
- TDD
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- TAL
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ca.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ea.
-
- DCS
-
- in.
-
- MLD
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- MIT
-
- ide
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MNA
-
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- MLS
-
- MNE
-
- LDS
-
- MTI
-
- ESL
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ETS
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ics
-
- id.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NAD
-
- MTS
-
- mtn
-
- Mt.
-
- MNS
-
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- Ia.
-
- MSI
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- MSE
-
- MSD
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- MSA
-
- La.
-
- LSD
-
- ese
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- LMT
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- Mc-
-
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- LIM
-
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- 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.
- MCI
-
- MDT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lt.
-
- LCD
-
- 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).
- MIE
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- 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)
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- mi.
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NDE
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ne-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- DMT
-
- DNA
-
- DSA
-
- DST
-
- dtd
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ETD
-
- ead
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- DML
-
- NEA
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- EDD
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- SAE
-
- DMS
-
- sc.
-
- EDT
-
- di.
-
- DDT
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- DEd
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SED
-
- DET
-
- DID
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DMD
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- SCM
-
- DIL
-
- ScD
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DLC
-
- DLS
-
- DMA
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ec-
-
- EEC
-
- NES
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ESA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- Esc
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- 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:
- NMI
-
- NSA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- sd.
-
- EIS
-
- NSC
-
- TSI
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- EI
-
- ic
-
- SL
-
- i.
-
- SM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
-
- L2
-
- CM
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SA
-
- NL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TL
-
- TD
-
- 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.
- TM
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TN
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- t.
-
- M.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L1
-
- D.
-
- TC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- DN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- le
-
- MN
-
- L.
-
- ee
-
- SN
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- S.
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- LM
-
- NC
-
- ln
-
- NM
-
- dl
-
- NI
-
- ND
-