Anagrams of muscarine
Word muscarine has
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- manicures
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- cumarins
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noun,
coumarin.
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- manicure
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- craniums
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- Muscari
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- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- cranium
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- murines
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- crinums
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noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Marcuse
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noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- surname
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noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- ceriums
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- acumens
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- cumarin
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noun,
coumarin.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- 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.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- murine
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- Murcia
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noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- arsen-
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- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Crinum
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noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- rumens
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noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- cesium
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- cerium
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- numis.
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- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- sacrum
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noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- miscue
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Maseru
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- amicus
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noun,
a philanthropist.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Mauser
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noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- acumen
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- Marcus
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noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- uremic
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adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- manure
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- uremia
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Sumner
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noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- unarms
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verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- animus
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- unseam
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verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- usance
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Marne
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noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Curie
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noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- reman
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curns
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noun,
a grain.
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- curse
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cures
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noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- reni-
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- Remus
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noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- misc.
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- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rimes
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noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Merca
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noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Mensa
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- crim.
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- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- crime
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noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Crius
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noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- McRae
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noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- cruse
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noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Cunas
-
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.
- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Cumae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- 30-30
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- reins
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- masc.
-
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- cumin
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- manse
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- 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.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- incr.
-
- incur
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Mures
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noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- inure
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Iran.
-
- muras
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noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- munic
-
- 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.
- MNurs
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Reaum
-
- reams
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noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Ecua.
-
- ramus
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noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- emirs
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noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- marcs
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noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- 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.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- nuci-
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- neur-
-
- nears
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Seric
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arium
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Armen
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- semi-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- anis-
-
- anim.
-
- sarc-
-
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- aeri-
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- uran-
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amer.
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Sumac
-
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.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- uni-
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- saur
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sur-
-
- min.
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mic.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- USNA
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- USMC
-
- USMA
-
- USIA
-
- 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.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USCA
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- USAR
-
- 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.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RNAS
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- uria
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Sam.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sem.
-
- sec.
-
- scr.
-
- mus.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- mis-
-
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- mun.
-
- 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.
- MNAS
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- MSIE
-
- muc-
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 1080
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Aus.
-
- Cres
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Ens.
-
- enc.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- 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.
- aur-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Eur.
-
- AIME
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- aer-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Arm.
-
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- ARIS
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANSI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- amus
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- USRC
-
- Ice.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Ire.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- ins.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meas
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- ices
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noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- men-
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- mear
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noun,
mere3 .
- ans
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noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ca.
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- Mc-
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- ARE
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noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- sc.
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- cr.
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- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- cs.
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- CAI
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- MRA
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- MRI
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- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- CAM
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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.
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MRE
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- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ANU
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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.
- SAR
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- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ASR
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- ASN
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- se-
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MNA
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- ASM
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- ASI
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- ase
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- ASU
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- MSC
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- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- MNE
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- M-1
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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.
- ARU
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- AUM
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noun,
Om.
- ARS
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- SCM
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- MNS
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- Me.
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- SIC
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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).
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- AIM
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noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIC
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- ure
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- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
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- ae.
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- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Uri
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noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ACS
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- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
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- urn
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noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- MCR
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- urs
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
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- USC
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- USE
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noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Ar.
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- an.
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- USM
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- ac-
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- USN
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- Am.
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- USR
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- ur-
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- uns
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- SMA
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- AME
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- ANC
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- SNU
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- Sr.
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- AMU
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- AMS
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- Sue
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUM
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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
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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.
- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- AMC
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- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- UAR
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- USA
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- UAE
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- UAM
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- UCR
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- Ume
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noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- AIS
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Una
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- MIE
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- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- unc
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- MCI
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- Une
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MSA
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- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- en-
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- EMU
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noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
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- EIS
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- eir
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- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- SAE
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ine
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- RCA
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- RCN
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- REA
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- ECM
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- ECA
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- NEC
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- ec-
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ier
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- NMR
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- NMU
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- nr.
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- NRA
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- NRC
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- NSA
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- NSC
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- NSU
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ESA
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- NUM
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- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- NES
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- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Esc
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- ESR
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RCS
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- Re.
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- NIA
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- RMA
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- ESU
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- ean
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- EAM
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- NMI
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RSE
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CMA
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Ia.
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- RUM
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- MSN
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- CIM
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- CIE
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- CIA
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- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ea.
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- ISR
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- MSI
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- ium
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- CEA
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- MSE
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- IAS
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- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- IUS
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- RSA
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- Rs.
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- CNM
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- RNA
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- NEA
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- ne-
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- IRC
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- Mur
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noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- cum
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noun,
come (def 24).
- Cui
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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.
- IRS
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- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CRS
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- CSR
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- CSA
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- ISA
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- ics
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- RMC
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- ise
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- CNS
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- ic
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- i.
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- NI
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- NC
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- M.
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- NM
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- SM
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- SA
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- S.
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- CM
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- CE
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- RU
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- MN
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- CU
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EI
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
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- RN
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- U.
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- UC
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- RI
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- UI
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- SU
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