Anagrams of miscreance
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- ice-cream
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noun,
a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.
- ceramics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art or technology of making objects of clay and similar materials treated by firing.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- MacNeice
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noun,
Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- casimere
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noun,
cassimere.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- ceramic
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noun,
ceramic material.
- menaces
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- amerces
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- racemic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
- seriema
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noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- science
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noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- eccrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- creance
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noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- racemes
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- C-in-C
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- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- seamen
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- icemen
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- scarce
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Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- cremes
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noun,
cream.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- scenic
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noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
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- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Remsen
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noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- meccas
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noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ameers
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noun,
emir.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Seneca
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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.
- menace
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Ismene
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noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- raceme
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Cancer
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noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- amerce
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- remise
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- McCrae
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noun,
John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Circe
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noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- crime
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noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- circs
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noun,
circular (def 9).
- Ranee
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ramee
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noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- crams
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noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cream
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crim.
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- Crees
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- CIRCA
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preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- reams
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noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- creme
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noun,
cream.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- recce
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noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Macc.
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- Merci
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interjection,
thank you.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Merca
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noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- mense
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noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Mensa
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Menes
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noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Meier
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noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Mecca
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noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- 30-30
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- macer
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noun,
macebearer.
- meres
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noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- maces
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- McRae
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noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- MASER
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- masc.
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- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- marse
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noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marne
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noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- manse
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- marcs
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noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Iran.
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- incr.
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- niece
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noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Nemea
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noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- nears
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- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Names
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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.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- emirs
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noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- enema
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noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- erase
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- miser
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- misc.
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- incas
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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.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ernes
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noun,
sea eagle.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- micas
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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.
- mesne
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adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Reims
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noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- cine-
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- Aimee
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noun,
a female given name.
- Amer.
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- amens
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ameer
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noun,
emir.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- Seric
-
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- semi-
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- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- cames
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noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- camis
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noun,
camisole (def 1).
- sarc-
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- Saree
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noun,
sari.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Armen
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- anim.
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- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- arces
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- scrim
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- SCRAM
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noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Seine
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- amirs
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noun,
emir.
- scene
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noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- amin-
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- AMICE
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- rimes
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noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- anis-
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- cense
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- acmes
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noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- cease
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noun,
cessation:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Cenci
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noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Ceram
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noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Ceres
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noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- sneer
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noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- ceric
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adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- reins
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- reni-
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- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- canc.
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- 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.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- sec.
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sra.
-
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- SRAM
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- meas
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Sem.
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- neem
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Sam.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Mic.
-
- 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.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mis-
-
- MSIE
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- MNAS
-
- mRNA
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- MSEE
-
- 1080
-
- Mac-
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Ens.
-
- asc-
-
- emia
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- cir.
-
- ANSI
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cac-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- ins.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- aer-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- AIME
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acc.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Ice.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Mar.
-
- Aire
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SMA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RMC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- CIC
-
- CIE
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ar.
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- CAI
-
- CEC
-
- Sr.
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- CIA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CCA
-
- RNA
-
- cc.
-
- Rs.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SCM
-
- ANC
-
- AMS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- AMC
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- AME
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARS
-
- RSA
-
- ASR
-
- RSE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SAR
-
- ca.
-
- ASN
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- sc.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ASM
-
- ACS
-
- ASI
-
- ae.
-
- ase
-
- AEC
-
- 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).
- CIM
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- MNS
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- MNA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- MNE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- ene
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- en-
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- MSI
-
- EMR
-
- MSN
-
- REA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MIE
-
- IAS
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MCI
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ICC
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- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- EIS
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- CSC
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- nr.
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- NRA
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- NRC
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- eir
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- NSC
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- RCS
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- Re.
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- RMA
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- CSR
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- CSA
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- NMI
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CRS
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- CRC
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- CNS
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- CNM
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CNC
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- CMC
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- CMA
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RCA
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- RCN
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- NMR
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- NSA
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- NES
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ea.
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- ec-
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- ECA
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- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
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- ECM
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- NIA
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- NEA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ne-
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- NIM
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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.
- ean
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- NCC
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- EAM
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- EEC
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- N.
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- SN
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NC
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- NI
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- NM
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- ee
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- CE
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- R.
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- i.
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- ic
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- S.
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- SA
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- SM
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- MN
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RC
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- RI
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CM
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- RN
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .