Anagrams of Montefiascone
Word Montefiascone has
1585 anagrams
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- Cismontane
-
adjective,
on this (the speaker's or writer's) side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
- monoacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- monacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- manifesto
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noun,
a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- economist
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noun,
a specialist in economics.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- intonacos
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- onomastic
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adjective,
of or relating to proper names.
- tenancies
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noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- noontimes
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- economies
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noun,
thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- encomiast
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noun,
a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- 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.
- centesimo
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noun,
a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a lira.
- nominates
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- Masonite
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- conenose
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noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- fiancees
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- semitone
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- Stoneman
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- stonemen
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- finances
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- fontinas
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- comatose
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adjective,
affected with or characterized by coma.
- nominees
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- anemones
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- manifest
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noun,
a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- confines
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- acetones
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- ice-foot
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noun,
(in polar regions) a belt of ice frozen to the shore, formed chiefly as a result of the rise and fall of the tides.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- montanes
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- aconites
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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.
- Stefanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- neonates
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- Steinman
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noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- centimos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- actinons
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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.
- noontime
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- centimes
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- contemns
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- faiences
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- ecotones
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Casement
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noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- mentions
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- connotes
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- somato-
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- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- emotion
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noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- enfaces
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verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- someone
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pronoun,
some person; somebody.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- footsie
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noun,
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- footman
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noun,
a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
- footmen
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noun,
a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- foments
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verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- facient
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- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- nemato-
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- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- fantoms
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- scotoma
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noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- fanions
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- cements
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noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- faience
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- centime
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- onanism
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- entomo-
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- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Finance
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- neatens
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- stamin-
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- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- octanes
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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.
- Estonia
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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.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiancee
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- festoon
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noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- fennecs
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noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- eminent
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adjective,
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
- mannose
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- tonemes
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- noncoms
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noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- mansion
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noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- moonset
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noun,
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- montane
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- Mafioso
-
noun,
a member of a Mafia or of a mafia.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- comfits
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noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- amnions
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Miocene
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noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- contemn
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetoin
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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.
- osteoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- menaces
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Moncton
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noun,
a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
- 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.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- 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.
- actino-
-
- actinon
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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.
- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- mention
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- nominee
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- one-one
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adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- infects
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- ecotone
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- intens.
-
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- eftsoon
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adverb,
soon afterward.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- noisome
-
adjective,
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- notions
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- ionones
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- infante
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Sno-Cat
-
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- emetics
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- anemone
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- come-on
-
noun,
inducement; lure.
- Cosimo
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noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- facete
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adjective,
facetious.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- nocti-
-
- COSINE
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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.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- facsim
-
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- cosmo-
-
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- escent
-
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enface
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- cteno-
-
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Niemen
-
noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- costo-
-
- steno-
-
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- 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.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- scoto-
-
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- MOSFET
-
noun,
Electronics. metal oxide semiconducter field-effect transistor.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- socio-
-
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- 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.
- 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.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- 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.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- 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.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- 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.
- 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)
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- 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.
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- masto-
-
- 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.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- fenmen
-
noun,
a dweller in the Fens of England.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- nemat-
-
- fennec
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- fenman
-
noun,
a dweller in the Fens of England.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- femto-
-
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fantom
-
noun,
an apparition or specter.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- famine
-
noun,
extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- 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:
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- somni-
-
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- somat-
-
- icono-
-
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- foment
-
verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- foemen
-
noun,
an enemy in war.
- foeman
-
noun,
an enemy in war.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- 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.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- scato-
-
- AFSCME
-
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- aniso-
-
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- 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.
- coeno-
-
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- amnios
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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.
- amino-
-
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemo-
-
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- 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.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- 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.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- osteo-
-
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- 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.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- contin
-
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- comfit
-
noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- 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.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- actin-
-
- semi-
-
- omni-
-
- anim.
-
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- icons
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- nano-
-
- asco-
-
- fomes
-
noun,
any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- sanit
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- IATSE
-
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- 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.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- MSEnt
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- sect.
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- 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.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- 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.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- ante-
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- 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.
- 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.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- atmo-
-
- inst.
-
- anis-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ation
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- onco-
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anon.
-
- Sino-
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- 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.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- 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.
- meso-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- mono-
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- 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.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- oste-
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- osmo-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- miso-
-
- 30-30
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- tono-
-
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- acet-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Mont.
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- 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.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- mafic
-
adjective,
of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- amin-
-
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- sito-
-
- MOTOS
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- onto-
-
- tonia
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- 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.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- McFee
-
noun,
William, 1881–1966, English writer.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- 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.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- mast-
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- masc.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- 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.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ento-
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- seti-
-
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- noct-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cine-
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- 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.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- teno-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- 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.
- foams
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Tenn.
-
- stome
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- 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.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- conf.
-
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- 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.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- noso-
-
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- 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.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- noto-
-
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- ecto-
-
- nona-
-
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- econ.
-
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- 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.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- nomo-
-
- Scot.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- octo-
-
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- feti-
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- 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.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- 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.
- femes
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- 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.
- octa-
-
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- femic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a group of rock-forming minerals in which iron and magnesium are essential components.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- naso-
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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: ¢.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- 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.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- not-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Mon.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- NCTE
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- OEEC
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- non-
-
- 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.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- 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.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- msec
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ont.
-
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Sem.
-
- 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.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- MSIE
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- MSAE
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- MSEE
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neem
-
- nom.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- MSCE
-
- Sam.
-
- Oct.
-
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- NTIA
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- scfm
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sat.
-
- sci.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- neo-
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 1080
-
- MNAS
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Con.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- 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.
- cts.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Cmon
-
- ten.
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Tasm
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- eso-
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- est.
-
- enc.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ence
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- EEOC
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ceto
-
- fam.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- amt.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ance
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ant.
-
- tonn
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- AFSC
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ANSI
-
- asc-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CanF
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- 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.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ates
-
- tion
-
- ASME
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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:
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 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.
- 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:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- iso-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Man.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Inf.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- IMCO
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- 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.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- 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 = .
- 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.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- ICAO
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- 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.
- men-
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- ment
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- 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.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Ice.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Ste.
-
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- oto-
-
- Fin.
-
- fict
-
- FICA
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- Feme
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- fem.
-
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fac.
-
- IOOF
-
- 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.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- FOIA
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- FNMA
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- FACS
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FMCS
-
- Sfc
-
- SAE
-
- TSE
-
- So.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sfm
-
- SCF
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- 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).
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- se-
-
- SCM
-
- OTS
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- SMA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sc.
-
- STI
-
- SOF
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- St.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Sta
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TCS
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TMO
-
- STM
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ote
-
- en-
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EIS
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EMF
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- ene
-
- EEO
-
- EOE
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ef-
-
- EEC
-
- ETO
-
- ea.
-
- cte
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EAM
-
- ECM
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- ese
-
- ETS
-
- CST
-
- ics
-
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- FSA
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- OTA
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IFC
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FMC
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- fo.
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FCA
-
- FCS
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fm.
-
- FET
-
- Fia
-
- fic
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FIO
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- CTA
-
- CSO
-
- IMF
-
- ANC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ANF
-
- 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
-
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ae.
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AEC
-
- AEF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AFC
-
- AFM
-
- AFS
-
- ASN
-
- ast
-
- CSF
-
- CMA
-
- CFO
-
- cfs
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- CIF
-
- CIM
-
- CNM
-
- CFI
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CSA
-
- cfm
-
- CFA
-
- at.
-
- Co.
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- 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.
- cs.
-
- CEO
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEF
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- TSI
-
- in.
-
- NIA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NFC
-
- NFS
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NEA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- NNE
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- NSC
-
- mtn
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTF
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MTO
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MTS
-
- NCO
-
- NSF
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NSA
-
- Oc.
-
- MSE
-
- ons
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- 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.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- oo-
-
- OIt
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- ot-
-
- Om.
-
- oic
-
- OFM
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- OTC
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAO
-
- OAS
-
- Mo.
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCS
-
- OEM
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- of-
-
- MSF
-
- MTI
-
- MSA
-
- ITC
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MFS
-
- MFA
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ITA
-
- MCI
-
- MFT
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mcf
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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.
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- Mao
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- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mc-
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
-
- Me.
-
- IOT
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- mi.
-
- MNA
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ine
-
- 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.
- MNS
-
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MNE
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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 = .
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- 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.
- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- MIE
-
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- MIT
-
- ic
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- AO
-
- M.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SA
-
- 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.
- fn
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SN
-
- SM
-
- S.
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TN
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- EI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- MN
-
- NF
-
- NI
-
- SF
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- TM
-
- MF
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- NM
-
- FC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- CM
-
- CE
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- FE
-
- OA
-
- i.
-