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- malcontents
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noun,
a malcontent person, especially one who is chronically discontented or dissatisfied.
- testimonial
-
noun,
a written declaration certifying to a person's character, conduct, or qualifications, or to the value, excellence, etc., of a thing; a letter or written statement of recommendation.
- chiastolite
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noun,
a variety of the mineral andalusite having cruciform carbonaceous inclusions.
- Mesolithic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a transitional period of the Stone Age intermediate between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods, characterized by adaptation to a hunting, collecting, and fishing economy based on the use of forest, lakeside, and seashore environments; Epipaleolithic.
- immittance
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noun,
impedance or admittance, used when the distinction between the two is not relevant.
- malcontent
-
noun,
a malcontent person, especially one who is chronically discontented or dissatisfied.
- nominalism
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noun,
(in medieval philosophy) the doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them.
Compare conceptualism, realism (def 5a).
- committals
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noun,
an act or instance of committing; commitment.
- actinolite
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noun,
a variety of amphibole, occurring in greenish bladed crystals or in masses.
- omniscient
-
noun,
an omniscient being.
- hesitation
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noun,
the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear:
- homiletics
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noun,
the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- hemostatic
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noun,
a hemostatic agent or substance.
- Cismontane
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adjective,
on this (the speaker's or writer's) side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
- tonalities
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noun,
Music.
the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
- Schliemann
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- metalsmith
-
noun,
a person skilled in making articles of metal.
- estimation
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noun,
judgment or opinion:
- semination
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noun,
a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- intestinal
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adjective,
occurring in or affecting the intestines.
- St-Emilion
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noun,
a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
- Sanmicheli
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noun,
Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- antinomies
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noun,
opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- anticlines
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- anthelions
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noun,
a luminous, white spot occasionally appearing at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- antimonies
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noun,
a brittle, lustrous, white metallic element occurring in nature free or combined, used chiefly in alloys and in compounds in medicine. Symbol: Sb; atomic number: 51; atomic weight: 121.75.
- encomiast
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noun,
a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
- monthlies
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noun,
a periodical published once a month.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- isohaline
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noun,
a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- monteiths
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noun,
a large punch bowl, usually of silver, having a notched rim for suspending punch cups.
- mainlines
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- ministate
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noun,
a small, independent nation.
- Neolithic
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adjective,
(sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East.
Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- Minnesota
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noun,
a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul.
Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- Michelson
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noun,
Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- methanols
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- mannitols
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- heliostat
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noun,
an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- tenonitis
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noun,
tendinitis.
- nominates
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- mechanism
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noun,
an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist
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noun,
a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- manicotti
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noun,
a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- thiamines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- alimonies
-
noun,
Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
- Esthonian
-
adjective, noun,
Estonian.
- mislocate
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verb (used with object),
to misplace.
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- intonates
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- moschatel
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noun,
a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- anthemion
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noun,
an ornament of floral forms in a flat radiating cluster, as in architectural decoration, vase painting, etc.
- tectonism
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noun,
diastrophism (def 1).
- cotenants
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- tithonias
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noun,
any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- teach-ins
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- histamine
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noun,
Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- anthelion
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noun,
a luminous, white spot occasionally appearing at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- militates
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verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- athletics
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noun,
(usually used with a plural verb) athletic sports, as running, rowing, or boxing.
- militants
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noun,
a militant person.
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- atheistic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism:
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- camomiles
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noun,
chamomile.
- committal
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noun,
an act or instance of committing; commitment.
- hematinic
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noun,
a medicine, as a compound of iron, that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.
- stanchion
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noun,
an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- Ammonites
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noun,
the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid.
- commensal
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noun,
a companion at table.
- monachism
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noun,
monasticism.
- comminate
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verb (used with or without object),
to threaten with divine punishment or vengeance.
- MacIntosh
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noun,
mackintosh.
- homiletic
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adjective,
of or relating to preaching or to homilies.
- ointments
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noun,
a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.
- lecithins
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- timothies
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noun,
a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- nonmetals
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noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- aniconism
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noun,
opposition to the use of idols or images.
- machinist
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noun,
a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- lichenins
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noun,
a white, gelatinous, polysaccharide starch, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from various lichens.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- socialite
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noun,
a socially prominent person.
- melatonin
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noun,
a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin.
- claimsmen
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noun,
an insurance adjuster, especially one dealing with casualty-insurance claims; claims adjuster.
- lithemias
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noun,
the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- melanotic
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adjective,
of or affected with melanosis.
- mentation
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noun,
mental activity.
- mentalist
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noun,
a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
- mentalism
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noun,
the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- immolates
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verb (used with object),
to sacrifice.
- monacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- insomniac
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- chamomile
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noun,
a composite plant, Chamaemelium nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), native to the Old World, having strongly scented foliage and white ray flowers with yellow centers used medicinally and as a tea.
- chelation
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noun,
Chemistry. the process of chelating.
- chelonian
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the order Chelonia, comprising the turtles.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- lineation
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noun,
an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- hailstone
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noun,
a pellet of hail.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- liniments
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noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- stonechat
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noun,
any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- chamosite
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noun,
a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- limonites
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noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- chainsmen
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noun,
a person who stands in the chains to take soundings; leadsman.
- intimates
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noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- alchemist
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noun,
a person who is versed in or practices alchemy.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- cotenant
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- 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.
- Atchison
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noun,
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- Holstein
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noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- mismatch
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noun,
a bad or unsatisfactory match.
- athletic
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adjective,
physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports:
- thelitis
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noun,
inflammation of the nipple.
- athonite
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adjective,
of or relating to Mount Athos.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- contents
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- contemns
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- machismo
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noun,
a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- centimos
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- laconism
-
noun,
laconic brevity.
- lactones
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Solimena
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- homilies
-
noun,
a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
- homilist
-
noun,
a person who writes or delivers homilies.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- hominies
-
noun,
whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- chainmen
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a chain in taking measurements.
- Citation
-
noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- Atticism
-
noun,
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
- inchmeal
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adverb,
by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- tinsmith
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs tinware or items of other light metals.
- Miltonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- monastic
-
noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- Steinman
-
noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- militant
-
noun,
a militant person.
- mochilas
-
noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- intonate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- inclines
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- inhesion
-
noun,
the state or fact of inhering; inherence.
- thiamine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- cholates
-
noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- chinones
-
noun,
quinone.
- cholents
-
noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- cholines
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- Chinamen
-
noun,
Older Use: Offensive. a term used to refer to a Chinese person or a person of Chinese descent.
- Naismith
-
noun,
James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.
- militate
-
verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- Mohicans
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noun,
Mahican.
- asthenic
-
noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- teach-in
-
noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- intitles
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- incienso
-
noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- mnemonic
-
noun,
something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
- chiliasm
-
noun,
the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- Titanism
-
noun,
revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- inchoate
-
adjective,
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- simoniac
-
noun,
a person who practices simony.
- Socinian
-
noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- sea-lion
-
noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Masonite
-
- Miltonia
-
noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- holistic
-
adjective,
incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice:
- tinstone
-
noun,
cassiterite.
- ointment
-
noun,
a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.
- insolent
-
noun,
an insolent person.
- imitates
-
verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- Montcalm
-
noun,
Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1712–59, French general in Canada.
- isocline
-
noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- Monteith
-
noun,
a large punch bowl, usually of silver, having a notched rim for suspending punch cups.
- isocheim
-
noun,
a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- chammies
-
noun,
chamois (defs 2–4, 6, 7).
- Minneola
-
noun,
a juicy, pear-shaped variety of tangelo.
- Islamite
-
noun,
a Muslim.
- instinct
-
noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- societal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- mainline
-
adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- clannish
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.
- chanties
-
noun,
chantey.
- Molinism
-
noun,
the theological doctrine, formulated by Luis Molina, that the consent of the human will is necessary for divine grace to be effective.
- immanent
-
adjective,
remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
- montanes
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- manchets
-
noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- channels
-
noun,
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- mannitol
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- clansmen
-
noun,
a member of a clan.
- mannites
-
noun,
mannitol.
- Catiline
-
noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- ischemia
-
noun,
local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- latchets
-
noun,
a strap or lace used to fasten a shoe.
- INTELSAT
-
noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- chamotte
-
noun,
grog (def 3).
- iotacism
-
noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- catmints
-
noun,
catnip.
- ichnites
-
noun,
a fossil footprint.
- Mannheim
-
noun,
Karl [kahrl;; German kahrl] /kɑrl;; German kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1893–1947, German sociologist.
- schmatte
-
noun,
an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- imminent
-
adjective,
likely to occur at any moment; impending:
- chalones
-
noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- hominine
-
adjective,
resembling or characteristic of humans.
- comities
-
noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- insomnia
-
noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- Iolanthe
-
noun,
an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- immotile
-
adjective,
not able to move; not motile.
- MacLeish
-
noun,
Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- stannite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- Tientsin
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Tianjin.
- Commines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Comines, Philippe de.
- chattels
-
noun,
Law.. Often, chattels. a movable article of personal property.
- calottes
-
noun,
zucchetto.
- intimate
-
noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- mantlets
-
noun,
mantelet (def 2).
- comments
-
noun,
a remark, observation, or criticism:
- mistcoat
-
noun,
(in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- smaltite
-
noun,
a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- camisole
-
noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- immolate
-
verb (used with object),
to sacrifice.
- manholes
-
noun,
a hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, drain, steam boiler, etc., especially one located in a city street.
- hotelman
-
noun,
hotelkeeper.
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- Clematis
-
noun,
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- camomile
-
noun,
chamomile.
- misteach
-
verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- thematic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a theme.
- Isthmian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of an isthmus.
- close-in
-
adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- moschate
-
adjective,
having a musky smell.
- hotlines
-
noun,
hot line.
- colistin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- tithonia
-
noun,
any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- Milstein
-
noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- tao-tieh
-
noun,
the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- eschalot
-
noun,
shallot.
- helotism
-
noun,
the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- helmsman
-
noun,
a person who steers a ship.
- metalist
-
noun,
a person who works with metals.
- nominate
-
adjective,
having a particular name.
- helicons
-
noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- nominals
-
noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- Esthonia
-
noun,
Estonia.
- neoliths
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- aliments
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- alienism
-
noun,
alienage.
- Nicholas
-
noun,
of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher.
German Nikolaus von Cusa.
- alencons
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- lichenin
-
noun,
a white, gelatinous, polysaccharide starch, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from various lichens.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- methanol
-
noun,
methyl alcohol.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- mentions
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- meticals
-
noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- McIntosh
-
noun,
a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- hemiolas
-
noun,
a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.
- amniotic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- amniotes
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- emiction
-
noun,
urination.
- Ammonite
-
noun,
the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid.
- hematins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- semiotic
-
noun,
semiotics.
- lenition
-
noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- enchains
-
verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- enchants
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to magical influence; bewitch:
- hematics
-
noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- Leninism
-
noun,
the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- Leninist
-
noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- semolina
-
noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- melanins
-
noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- Alcithoe
-
noun,
a daughter of Minyas who was driven mad for mocking Dionysus.
- Taliesin
-
noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- Memnonia
-
noun,
an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- tontines
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- litanies
-
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.
- linesman
-
noun,
Sports.
an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- liniment
-
noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- sanction
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- achiotes
-
noun,
annatto.
- totalism
-
noun,
totalitarianism.
- actinism
-
noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- Stoneman
-
noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- nitinols
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- stomatic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the mouth.
- Stoneham
-
noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- totemism
-
noun,
the practice of having totems.
- stonecat
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- Hamilton
-
noun,
Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
- Menomini
-
noun,
Menominee.
- actinons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- Melanion
-
noun,
a youth of Arcadia, usually identified with Hippomenes as the successful suitor of Atalanta.
- etchants
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- menthols
-
noun,
Also called hexahydrothymol, peppermint camphor. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alcohol, C 10 H 20 O, obtained from peppermint oil or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, confections, cigarettes, and liqueurs and in medicine for colds and nasal disorders for its cooling effect on mucous membranes.
- nicotine
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- ethanols
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- limacine
-
adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- tonalist
-
noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- ethicist
-
noun,
a person who specializes in or writes on ethics or who is devoted to ethical principles.
- limacons
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- Taconite
-
noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- melanism
-
noun,
Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- ethnical
-
adjective,
ethnic.
- tonetics
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- lithemia
-
noun,
the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- ton-mile
-
noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- limnetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- limonite
-
noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- hemostat
-
noun,
an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
- chitosan
-
noun,
a derivative of chitin, used in waste-water treatment.
- Lothians
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- silicate
-
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.
- himation
-
noun,
a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
- Latinism
-
noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- semicoma
-
noun,
a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- nonmetal
-
noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- Latinist
-
noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- lean-tos
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- anilines
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- semantic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Eichmann
-
noun,
Adolf, 1906–62, German Nazi official: executed for war crimes.
- silicone
-
noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- Elamitic
-
noun,
Elamite (def 2).
- hielamon
-
noun,
a shield made of wood or bark.
- Matteson
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Stilicho
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 359?–408, Roman general and statesman.
- lections
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- elations
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- lecithin
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- hesitant
-
adjective,
hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- Milesian
-
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.
- Milicent
-
noun,
a female given name.
- antinome
-
noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Hammett
-
noun,
(Samuel) Dashiell [duh-sheel,, dash-eel] /dəˈʃil,, ˈdæʃ il/ (Show IPA), 1894–1961, U.S. writer of detective stories.
- menthol
-
noun,
Also called hexahydrothymol, peppermint camphor. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alcohol, C 10 H 20 O, obtained from peppermint oil or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, confections, cigarettes, and liqueurs and in medicine for colds and nasal disorders for its cooling effect on mucous membranes.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- ethical
-
adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- Mitanni
-
noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- tannish
-
adjective,
somewhat tan:
- matelot
-
noun,
a sailor.
- statohm
-
noun,
the electrostatic unit of resistance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 ohms and equal to the resistance in a conductor in which one statvolt of potential difference produces a current of one statampere.
- ethions
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- one-man
-
adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- Masonic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- ethnics
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- cholate
-
noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- melano-
-
- salicin
-
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.
- imitate
-
verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- climant
-
adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- mismate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- misname
-
verb (used with object),
to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
- climate
-
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.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- mochila
-
noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- etchant
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- mimetic
-
adjective,
characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry:
- ethanol
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- tactile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Ethanim
-
noun,
a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. I Kings 8:2.
- sthenic
-
adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- manchet
-
noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- mistime
-
verb (used with object),
to time badly; perform, say, propose, etc., at a bad or inappropriate time.
- ethnol.
-
- tammies
-
noun,
a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
- Michael
-
noun,
a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- stomate
-
noun,
stoma (def 1).
- stealth
-
noun,
secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- cimelia
-
plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- cimaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- steato-
-
- ciliate
-
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.
- maltose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- choline
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- hinnies
-
noun,
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Compare mule1 (defs 1, 2).
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- 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.
- halicot
-
noun,
haricot2 .
- echoism
-
noun,
onomatopoeia.
- halites
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- echino-
-
- Melitta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Onitsha
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Manetho
-
noun,
flourished c250 b.c, Egyptian high priest of Heliopolis: author of a history of Egypt.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- stetho-
-
- meltons
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- incline
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- tachism
-
noun,
action painting (def 1).
- technol
-
- cholent
-
noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- tachiol
-
noun,
silver fluoride.
- menials
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- stomach
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- techno-
-
- Menotti
-
noun,
Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- stomat-
-
- Micheas
-
noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- melisma
-
noun,
an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- histone
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- commits
-
verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- Imamite
-
noun,
a member of the principal sect of Shiʿah, believing in a succession of twelve divinely inspired imams, beginning with Ali and ending with Muhammad al-Muntazar (d. a.d. c880), who supposedly retired to a cave, later to return as the Mahdi.
- Hsiamen
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- coltish
-
adjective,
playful; frolicsome.
- elitist
-
noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- minimal
-
adjective,
constituting a minimum:
- hotline
-
noun,
hot line.
- metical
-
noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- enchain
-
verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- minions
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Coleman
-
noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- elitism
-
noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- enchant
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to magical influence; bewitch:
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- stamin-
-
- Stilton
-
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- mansion
-
noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- hematin
-
noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Comtism
-
noun,
the philosophy of Auguste Comte; positivism.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Elohist
-
noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- Elohism
-
noun,
the worship of Elohim or the religious system based on such worship.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- hemiola
-
noun,
a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.
- comment
-
noun,
a remark, observation, or criticism:
- Mineola
-
noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- minicam
-
noun,
Television. a lightweight, handheld television camera.
- mantlet
-
noun,
mantelet (def 2).
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- hostile
-
noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- hemato-
-
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- hematic
-
noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- content
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- Meilhac
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- tahinis
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- Mishima
-
noun,
Yukio [yoo-kee-oh;; Japanese yoo-kee-aw] /ˈyu kiˌoʊ;; Japanese ˈyu kiˌɔ/ (Show IPA), (Kimitake Hiraoka) 1925–70, Japanese novelist and playwright.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- melanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- contemn
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- manhole
-
noun,
a hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, drain, steam boiler, etc., especially one located in a city street.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- clothes
-
plural noun,
garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- hetmans
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- melanin
-
noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Telamon
-
noun,
atlas (def 5).
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- miscite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- satchel
-
noun,
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.
- mannose
-
noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- matches
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- mannish
-
adjective,
being typical or suggestive of a man rather than a woman:
- Othniel
-
noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- mechan-
-
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Helmont
-
noun,
Jan Baptista van [yahn bahp tis-tah-vahn] /yɑn bɑp ˈtɪs tɑ vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1579–1644, Flemish chemist and physician.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- ichnite
-
noun,
a fossil footprint.
- mimical
-
adjective,
mimic.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- eoliths
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Helicon
-
noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- helico-
-
- Mechlin
-
noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- mannite
-
noun,
mannitol.
- Chelmno
-
noun,
a Nazi concentration camp in central Poland.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- Seconal
-
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- latches
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- latchet
-
noun,
a strap or lace used to fasten a shoe.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Antioch
-
noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Antheil
-
noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- 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.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- titmice
-
noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- aniline
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- animism
-
noun,
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Lothian
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Mahomet
-
noun,
Muhammad (def 1).
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- mottles
-
noun,
a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
- Lachine
-
noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- calotte
-
noun,
zucchetto.
- Camelot
-
noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- maihems
-
noun,
mayhem.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- scholia
-
noun,
Often, scholia.
an explanatory note or comment.
an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- camlets
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- mailmen
-
noun,
a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- chitons
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- laments
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- atheism
-
noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- at-home
-
noun,
Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- laicism
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- machine
-
noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- atomism
-
noun,
Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Titoism
-
noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- Thomsen
-
noun,
Christian Jürgensen [kris-tyahn yoor-guh n-suh n] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈyur gən sən/ (Show IPA), 1788–1865, Danish archaeologist.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- limites
-
noun,
plural of limes.
- tonlets
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- lithias
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- limacon
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- tommies
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.
- tomenta
-
noun,
pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- litchis
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- tomcats
-
noun,
a male cat.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- Acheson
-
noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- nitchie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North-American Indian.
- Shelton
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- lineman
-
noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- tontine
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- actino-
-
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- Lehmann
-
noun,
Lilli [lil-ee] /ˈlɪl i/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, German operatic soprano.
- loments
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- neolith
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- Semitic
-
noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- nemato-
-
- nematic
-
adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- lensman
-
noun,
a photographer.
- ammines
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- ammonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- amnions
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- noncash
-
adjective,
of or constituting financial sources other than cash:
- Nichols
-
noun,
John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
- loaches
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- Toltecs
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- Nichole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- aliment
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Lettish
-
noun,
Latvian (def 3).
- shotten
-
adjective,
(of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn.
- nominal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- almsmen
-
noun,
a person supported by or receiving alms.
- loathes
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- Hamites
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- thionic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sulfur.
- chattel
-
noun,
Law.. Often, chattels. a movable article of personal property.
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- Hamitic
-
noun,
(especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
- chemism
-
noun,
chemical action.
- chemist
-
noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- cattish
-
adjective,
catlike; feline.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- onanism
-
noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- chatons
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- catmint
-
noun,
catnip.
- Chianti
-
noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- moisten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- isation
-
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- smitten
-
verb,
a past participle of smite.
- Montale
-
noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- Thistle
-
noun,
any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.
- Sno-Cat
-
- chasten
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- intens.
-
- chalets
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- chalone
-
noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- Chalons
-
noun,
Also called Châlons-sur-Marne [sha-lawn-syr-marn] /ʃa lɔn sürˈmarn/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Marne, in NE France: defeat of Attila a.d. 451.
- chaines
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- momenta
-
noun,
force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events:
- chamiso
-
noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- chamois
-
noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Channel
-
noun,
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- chanson
-
noun,
any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- Ishmael
-
noun,
the son of Abraham and Hagar: both he and Hagar were cast out of Abraham's family by Sarah. Gen. 16:11, 12.
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- chinone
-
noun,
quinone.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- chitins
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- inconel
-
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- in-line
-
adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- Thomism
-
noun,
the theological and philosophical system of Thomas Aquinas.
- malonic
-
adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- inhales
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- Mohican
-
noun,
Mahican.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Schmitt
-
noun,
Bernadotte Everly [bur-nuh-dot ev-er-lee] /ˈbɜr nəˌdɒt ˈɛv ər li/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. historian.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- shtetl
-
noun,
(formerly) a Jewish village or small-town community in eastern Europe.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- immesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- Hansel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- helio-
-
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- Hamlet
-
noun,
a small village.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- Hamlin
-
noun,
Hannibal, 1809–91, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Shalom
-
interjection,
peace (used as a word of greeting or farewell).
- Linnhe
-
noun,
Loch, Loch Linnhe.
- immane
-
adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- Hammon
-
noun,
Jupiter, c1720–c1800, American poet.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- hemat-
-
- Hemans
-
noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- helic-
-
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- litho.
-
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- 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.
- lithic
-
noun,
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
- litchi
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- haoles
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Inchon
-
noun,
a seaport in W South Korea.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Lithia
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- 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.
- Hansen
-
noun,
Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- hansom
-
noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- hecto-
-
- melan-
-
- Hanson
-
noun,
Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- lichts
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- 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.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- mashie
-
noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- 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.
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- lacto-
-
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- Machel
-
noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Hommel
-
noun,
a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 75 miles (120 km) in diameter.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Ischia
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- holmic
-
adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- Holmes
-
noun,
John Haynes [heynz] /heɪnz/ (Show IPA), 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman.
- Lamech
-
noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Holman
-
noun,
Nathan ("Nat") 1896–1995, U.S. basketball player and coach.
- somni-
-
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- 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.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- 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.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- maihem
-
noun,
mayhem.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Ithome
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- 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.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- slatch
-
noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- Maoism
-
noun,
the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
- honans
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- laches
-
noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- holism
-
noun,
Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.
Compare organicism (def 1).
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- hemins
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- hiemal
-
adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Hetman
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Iletin
-
- 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.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Henson
-
noun,
Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- hennas
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- Lehman
-
noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- 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.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- scato-
-
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- 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.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- 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.
- masto-
-
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- Simmel
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1858–1918, German sociologist and philosopher.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- somat-
-
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- lathes
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- histo-
-
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- stemma
-
noun,
ocellus (def 1).
- Hinton
-
noun,
Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- steno-
-
- 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.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- thiols
-
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- monism
-
noun,
Philosophy.
(in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a).
(in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- monish
-
verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- celto-
-
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- theol.
-
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Moslem
-
adjective, noun,
Muslim (defs 1, 2).
- mottle
-
noun,
a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Cammie
-
noun,
camouflage.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- moment
-
noun,
an indefinitely short period of time; instant:
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- chital
-
noun,
axis deer.
- chitin
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- chole-
-
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- chotts
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- Moham.
-
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- 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.
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- chalet
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Chamos
-
noun,
Chemosh.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- Hameln
-
noun,
a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Chino-
-
- Molech
-
noun,
Moloch (defs 1, 2).
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- chemo-
-
- Thelma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- Mohism
-
noun,
the doctrine of Mo-Tze, stressing universal love, not limited by special affections or obligations, and opposition to Confucianism and traditionalism.
- chilo-
-
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- mohels
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- Chinan
-
noun,
Jinan.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- tilths
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- nomism
-
noun,
religious conduct based on law.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amino-
-
- nemat-
-
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- ammino
-
adjective,
Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
- actin-
-
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- ninths
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- tomcat
-
noun,
a male cat.
- alchem
-
- ammine
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Namhoi
-
noun,
Nanhai.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- 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.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- anthol
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tinct.
-
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- antho-
-
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- amnios
-
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemo-
-
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- 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.
- aniso-
-
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- cleans
-
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- Miamis
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- Tahiti
-
noun,
the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Mimosa
-
noun,
any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions, having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- mimics
-
noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- contin
-
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- mimeos
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- commit
-
verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- 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.
- minima
-
noun,
a plural of minimum.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- commie
-
noun,
communist.
- commis
-
noun,
an assistant, especially to a chef.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- ethno-
-
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Michol
-
noun,
Michal.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Michal
-
noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- 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.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Elohim
-
noun,
God, especially as used in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- cteno-
-
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- metal.
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- milit.
-
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- minims
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Minthe
-
noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- Othman
-
noun,
Osman.
- haemo-
-
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- cloths
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Memnon
-
noun,
Colossus of, (in ancient Egypt) a colossal statue near Thebes said to produce a musical sound when the rays of the early morning sun struck it.
Compare Vocal Memnon.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- mishit
-
noun,
a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- haloes
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clino-
-
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- 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.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Sammie
-
noun,
a sandwich.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- minish
-
verb (used with or without object),
to diminish or lessen.
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- colent
-
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- tacho-
-
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- natl.
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- LittM
-
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- semih
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- semi-
-
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- sanit
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- naso-
-
- Metol
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Miami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- nano-
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- 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.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- Nihon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- meso-
-
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- Melia
-
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nona-
-
- Neth.
-
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Lith.
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- seti-
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- meth-
-
- mech.
-
- 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.
- meno-
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- ninth
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- meta-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- momes
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- minim
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Minn.
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mini-
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- 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.
- Mont.
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- masc.
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- male-
-
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- scat-
-
- Malmo
-
noun,
a seaport in S Sweden, on the Sound opposite Copenhagen, Denmark.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- miso-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- 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.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- oste-
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- omni-
-
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- malms
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- misc.
-
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- mimic
-
noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Matt.
-
- Scot.
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- 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.
- mach.
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- OIcel
-
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- MSEnt
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- 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.
- 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.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- sect.
-
- octa-
-
- 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.
- Mich.
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- math.
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- mast-
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- mimeo
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- MSChE
-
- 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.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- noct-
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- annot
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tech.
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- anis-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- anim.
-
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Conn.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- colat
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coel-
-
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- teno-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Tenn.
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- anon.
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- comm.
-
- comma
-
noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- telo-
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- ante-
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- ento-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- ammos
-
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Esth.
-
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- amin-
-
- haem-
-
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ecol.
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- econ.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- 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.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- encl.
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- 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.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cath.
-
- thio-
-
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- 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: ¢.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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.
- 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.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Theos
-
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- theo-
-
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- ation
-
- atmo-
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- atto-
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- 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.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tilth
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Cant.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- 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.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- 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.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- anti-
-
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- anth-
-
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- cine-
-
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- chem.
-
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Chin.
-
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- 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.
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- asco-
-
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- chol-
-
- theat
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- 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.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- sito-
-
- lact-
-
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Sino-
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- tonia
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- 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.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- inst.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- ition
-
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- 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.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Isth.
-
- istic
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Ital.
-
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- 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.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- acet-
-
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- licet
-
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- toti-
-
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 30-30
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lemma
-
noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- 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.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- actos
-
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- 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.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- init.
-
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- hema-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- hemi-
-
- hemia
-
- alto-
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- hemo-
-
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- 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.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- alti-
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hist.
-
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Helms
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- halms
-
noun,
haulm.
- halo-
-
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- stome
-
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- heli-
-
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hect-
-
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- IATSE
-
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Somme
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- incl.
-
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- 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.
- homes
-
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- homme
-
noun,
a man.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- stat.
-
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- imit.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Oct.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- nom.
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- NTIA
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- nos-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- tonn
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Tit.
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- non-
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- tion
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sch.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- soln
-
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- 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.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Sat.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Ste.
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sec.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sech
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Sem.
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- thi-
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- the-
-
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Ont.
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 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.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- ole-
-
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tanh
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ten.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tasm
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- IMCO
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Chal
-
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- 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.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- chm.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- chs.
-
- 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.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- 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.
- chmn
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- cet-
-
- lea.
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- 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.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- 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-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Cal.
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mal-
-
- 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.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- hem-
-
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cen.
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Cels
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Man.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- IMHO
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- coml
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- cts.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hom-
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ile-
-
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cit.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- 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.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- cis-
-
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- 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).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- HOLC
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- iso-
-
- Cmon
-
- cml.
-
- hol-
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- itis
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- itol
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- HMAS
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- 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.
- Alco
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- MSIE
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- MSME
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- AISI
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- Nah.
-
- AIME
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Eth.
-
- MSHE
-
- alt.
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- AMLS
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- MSAE
-
- MSAM
-
- MSCE
-
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- msec
-
- MSEM
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ELAS
-
- MSHA
-
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- NIMH
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- emia
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- 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):
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- enc.
-
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- 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.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NCTE
-
- ACTH
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- est.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- eso-
-
- Neh.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- mil.
-
- 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.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.:
- atm.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- 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).
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- att.
-
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- ect-
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- HEAO
-
- 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.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- met.
-
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mem.
-
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- men-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- ment
-
- attn
-
- 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.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- eco-
-
- ASTM
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- ance
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- MNAS
-
- ann.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- ant.
-
- amt.
-
- 1080
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- hal-
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- ANSI
-
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Hamm
-
noun,
a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in W Germany.
- asc-
-
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- 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.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- ASME
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- 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.
- ECA
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ec-
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- EIS
-
- ECM
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TCA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAM
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CEO
-
- EOM
-
- TMO
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TNT
-
- tlo
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TLC
-
- AMS
-
- ANC
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ALC
-
- 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.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ACS
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHL
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ASN
-
- ast
-
- eo-
-
- CNO
-
- cle
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- CLI
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Clo
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CMA
-
- CNM
-
- CNN
-
- CNS
-
- CIE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CIM
-
- CIA
-
- at.
-
- cl.
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- THC
-
- 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.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ThM
-
- CEA
-
- TAL
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- NOC
-
- EMT
-
- NSC
-
- MSL
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- 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.
- SCM
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- sc.
-
- MCI
-
- Mo.
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MHA
-
- MHE
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MM.
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LON
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SHA
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- LMT
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- NSA
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LSM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- en-
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Om.
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- MSH
-
- oic
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- NCO
-
- OEM
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- TTS
-
- MSI
-
- MSM
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- OCS
-
- MTO
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- MTS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ose
-
- So.
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- MME
-
- MMT
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- ons
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ONI
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- OAS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- sho
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Hts
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Hoe
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noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Hon
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noun,
honey (def 6).
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- 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.
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- NIH
-
- ics
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Les
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- STI
-
- IHS
-
- NNE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- HMS
-
- HSM
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- NMI
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Han
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noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HCM
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- STM
-
- STL
-
- Hen
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noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- IAS
-
- il-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- La.
-
- NHL
-
- SLE
-
- NHI
-
- NHA
-
- Lt.
-
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- 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).
- SLA
-
- 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)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- SMA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- NES
-
- 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.
- 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).
- NEC
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- sht
-
- ite
-
- NHS
-
- ITC
-
- ISA
-
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INH
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- ITA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- SMM
-
- ish
-
- NIA
-
- Isl
-
- ist
-
- 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.
- NL
-
- O.
-
- AO
-
- TT
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- NH
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- HL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TC
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LH
-
- L1
-
- N.
-
- SM
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- ol
-
- TN
-
- TM
-
- TL
-
- MN
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- MH
-
- L2
-
- CE
-
- CM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- M.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- LM
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.