Anagrams of municipalism
Word municipalism has
683 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of municipalism.
- Sulpician
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noun,
a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- municipal
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noun,
a municipal bond.
- Paulinism
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noun,
the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- luminism
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noun,
a style of landscape painting practiced by some mid-19th-century American artists, especially of the Hudson River School, that emphasized meticulously crafted realism and a technically precise rendering of atmosphere and of the effects produced by direct and reflected light.
- unclamps
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- Alpinism
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noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- musician
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- inimical
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adjective,
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:
- silicium
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noun,
silicon.
- minicam
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noun,
Television. a lightweight, handheld television camera.
- minimal
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adjective,
constituting a minimum:
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- sunlamp
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noun,
a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- miniums
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noun,
red lead.
- sculpin
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noun,
any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- musical
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noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- minimus
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noun,
a creature or being that is the smallest or least significant.
- mimical
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adjective,
mimic.
- inclips
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- insculp
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verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- pianism
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- unclamp
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- unclasp
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- silici-
-
- plasmin
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noun,
fibrinolysin.
- spicula
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noun,
a spicule.
- animism
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noun,
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- Samnium
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noun,
an ancient country in central Italy.
- Miamis
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- muslin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- Muslim
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noun,
an adherent of Islam.
- sculp.
-
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- caplin
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noun,
capelin.
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- clamps
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noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- Plains
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- plani-
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- plasm-
-
- piculs
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- clumps
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noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- inclip
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- cilium
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noun,
singular of cilia.
- linums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- numis.
-
- campus
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noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- Lamium
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, some species of which have whitish or variegated leaves and are cultivated as ornamentals or ground cover.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- mucins
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mimics
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noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- minims
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noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
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- minima
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noun,
a plural of minimum.
- spinal
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Ulpian
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noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- minium
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noun,
red lead.
- milpas
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- milium
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- uncaps
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verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- amicus
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noun,
a philanthropist.
- pisci-
-
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- animus
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- impis
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noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Piaui
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noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- mucin
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- incl.
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- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- imams
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noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- munic
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- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- milpa
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- insp.
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- malms
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noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- milia
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- picul
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- pilum
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noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- mauls
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noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Miami
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- Pimas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- micas
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Lipan
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noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Piman
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noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- pilus
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noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- ician
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- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- masc.
-
- 30-30
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- Manus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- pilau
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noun,
pilaf.
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Ilium
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noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Picus
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noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- Mimas
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noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- mimic
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noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- Pauli
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noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Lucas
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noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Musca
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noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Lamus
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noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- Nammu
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noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lapin
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noun,
a rabbit.
- minis
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noun,
miniskirt.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lunas
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Musil
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noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- minus
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noun,
minus sign.
- lumps
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noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- music
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noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Laius
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- minim
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noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- palms
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noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- maims
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noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Panic
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noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- misc.
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- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Islam
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noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Islip
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noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- MUMPS
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noun,
an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- pains
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- nuci-
-
- limps
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noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- mini-
-
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- caps.
-
- caus.
-
- Slump
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noun,
an act or instance of slumping.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- summa
-
noun,
a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- cauls
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noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- aulic
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adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- cilia
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plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- aspic
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noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ulnas
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noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Sumac
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noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- calms
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noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- span-
-
- scalp
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noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scaup
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noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- amin-
-
- camis
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noun,
camisole (def 1).
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- alums
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noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- camps
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noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- alum.
-
- Spain
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noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Camus
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noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Punic
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noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- pulas
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noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- plain
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Cunas
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noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cumin
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- anis-
-
- plan-
-
- culpa
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noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- culms
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noun,
coal dust; slack.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- uncap
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verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- clump
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- anim.
-
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- mis-
-
- MMus
-
- Spam
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noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- muc-
-
- MSCP
-
- MSAM
-
- slum
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noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- MIPS
-
- snip
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noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- MNAS
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mic.
-
- USNA
-
- 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.
- USMC
-
- USMA
-
- USIA
-
- mil.
-
- USCA
-
- upas
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noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- uni-
-
- umps
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- SPCA
-
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- mump
-
verb (used with object),
to mumble; mutter.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- SLIC
-
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Sam.
-
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Pan.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- psia
-
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- pil-
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- mums
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- scil
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- mus.
-
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- sci.
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- MusM
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- 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.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Saml
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- 1080
-
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANSI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- amus
-
- Lam.
-
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lani
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- amp.
-
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lin.
-
- Alis
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asc-
-
- Aus.
-
- lip-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- cml.
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- cis-
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- ical
-
- cap.
-
- Can.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ins.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- ACLS
-
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACLU
-
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Man.
-
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MALS
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- AISI
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- up-
-
- al.
-
- UPC
-
- 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.
- sc.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- UPI
-
- CIA
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- CLU
-
- CPL
-
- PUC
-
- CPI
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- CPA
-
- CNS
-
- CNM
-
- USN
-
- Am.
-
- CMA
-
- ap-
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- USC
-
- CLI
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- USM
-
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ac-
-
- CIP
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CIM
-
- SCM
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cs.
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- SCP
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- unc
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- PSC
-
- AMU
-
- AIC
-
- SNU
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- AMS
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ACS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMC
-
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- UAM
-
- USA
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ALM
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- 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.
- SMM
-
- ANC
-
- cp.
-
- an.
-
- uns
-
- unp
-
- ca.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ALC
-
- ASU
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- 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).
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- AUC
-
- SMA
-
- APS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SLA
-
- APC
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SLP
-
- ACP
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- CPM
-
- 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.
- MUP
-
- LIM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- PSA
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- pm.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- lpm
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Mc-
-
- mi.
-
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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
-
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MM.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MIP
-
- MSN
-
- LSM
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- LSI
-
- MNA
-
- LSC
-
- MNS
-
- MPA
-
- MSA
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- MSI
-
- MSM
-
- Ps.
-
- NSU
-
- USP
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ial
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- in.
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CPS
-
- ics
-
- La.
-
- CPU
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- CSA
-
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- Ia.
-
- pli
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- PLC
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- IPS
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- S.
-
- ic
-
- MP
-
- i.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- MN
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- PU
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- L1
-
- SL
-
- IP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LC
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- L.
-
- L2
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- CM
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- NM
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- NL
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- SN
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- NP
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- SM
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- NI
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- SU
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- LM
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- U.
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- UC
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- UI
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- UL
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- ln
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